Description
A vulnerability exists in kernel/time/clocksource.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems (GENERIC_TIME=n), accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an OOPS.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | linux-2.6 | before 2.6.33 | — |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2243
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2243
- [oss-security] 20100625 Re: CVE request: kernel: timekeeping: Prevent oops when GENERIC_TIME=n mailing-list
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ad6759fbf35d104dbf573cd6f4c6784ad6823f7e