PT-2010-4091 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Dan Rosenberg · Published 2010-09-30 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2010-2538

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.35

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the btrfs ioctl clone function, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information. This can be achieved via a BTRFS IOC CLONE RANGE ioctl call.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.35, update to version 2.6.35 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2538

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2538 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616998 · Patch
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4 · Patch
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/41854 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 · Note