FKIE_CVE-2010-3448

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-01-03 20:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:22
Severity
Summary
drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 on ThinkPad devices, when the X.Org X server is used, does not properly restrict access to the video output control state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a (1) read or (2) write operation.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565790Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652122Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64580Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565790Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652122Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64580Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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