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CVE-2010-2946

Date: September 29, 2010

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

4.0

Related Resources (21)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/1

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.51

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42589

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aca0fa34bdaba39bfddddba8ca70dba4782e8fe6

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2010-2946

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/11

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2946

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.10

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/41321

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-2946

Severity Score

4.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.0
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2010-2946

Date: September 29, 2010

Language: C

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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