CVE-2010-2226

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 03 Sept 2010, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 02:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.11% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Sept 2010, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 02:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The xfs_swapext function in fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not properly check the file descriptors passed to the SWAPEXT ioctl, which allows local users to leverage write access and obtain read access by swapping one file into another file.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.11%• Percentile: 29%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 8.04 | 9.04 | 9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.35

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    10:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    10:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    10:sp3

References (18)