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title: "CVE-2010-1162\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-1162

Publication date 20 April 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.6.32-22.35 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 2.6.31-22.60 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 2.6.28-19.61 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.6.24-28.70 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.6.15-55.84 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1162?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| linux | * Upstream:   <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6da8d866d0d39e9509ff826660f6a86a6757c966> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1162)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1162)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-1162)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1162)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-947-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-947-1)
+ Linux kernel vulnerabilities
+ 3 June 2010

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1162>