Is CVE-2010-2653 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-2653 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-2653?

CVE-2010-2653 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-2653?

CVE-2010-2653 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (30th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2653?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.34 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2653

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in the hvc_close function in drivers/char/hvc_console.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by closing a Hypervisor Virtual Console device, related to the hvc_open and hvc_remove functions.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.34Fixed in:2.6.34CVE-2010-2653derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Exploit1

lkml.org

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory8

Other references1

git.kernel.org

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CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.