Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2010
CVE-2010-2538
Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.35 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
9.10; 10.04; 10.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2538
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2538
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4
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