CVE-2010-2946
LOW severity · CVSS 2.1 · Improper input validation
2.1CVSS LOW
Summary
fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aca0fa34bdaba39bfddddba8ca70dba4782e8fe6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41321Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Advisory