What is CVE-2010-1162?

CVE-2010-1162 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2010-1162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1162?

CVE-2010-1162 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1162?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1162. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-1162 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-1162

High

The release_one_tty function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 omits certain required calls to the put_pid function, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-04-20

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-1162 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/1
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/2
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/1
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582076
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6da8d866d0d39e9509ff826660f6a86a6757c966
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-1162

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-04-20

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1162?

CVE-2010-1162 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2010-1162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1162?

CVE-2010-1162 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1162?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1162. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-1162 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-1162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.