TI-2010-02152 Aliases CVE-2010-2243 GHSA-9gqx-256w-jx9x

Improper input validation in linux-2.6

LOW 38CWE-20Published 2019-11-07 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02505 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed linux-2.6 (linux-2.6): 2.6.33

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
linux-2.6	linux-2.6	before 2.6.33	2.6.33	Patch available	CNA

linux-2.6 Vendorlinux-2.6 Affected before 2.6.33 Fixed in 2.6.33 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	before 2.6.33	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.33 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA linux-2.6 (linux-2.6) Fixed in 2.6.33

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2243
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gqx-256w-jx9x

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3

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Sources

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