Is CVE-2010-0623 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0623 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0623?

CVE-2010-0623 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-0623

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The futex_lock_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly manage a certain reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors involving an unmount of an ext3 filesystem.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0654)
Published: February 15, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0654 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse

References

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256(Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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