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CVE-2010-2537
Published:September 30, 2010
Updated:September 21, 2026
The btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 allows local users to overwrite an append-only file via a (1) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE or (2) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call that specifies this file as a donor.
Related Resources (11)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2010-2537
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616998
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41847
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
EPSS
Base Score:
0.39