CVE-2010-2226

Description

The xfs_swapext function in fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not properly check the file descriptors passed to the SWAPEXT ioctl, which allows local users to leverage write access and obtain read access by swapping one file into another file.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.135735.40f53a32.en.html mailing list broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1817176a86352f65210139d4c794ad2d19fc6b63
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127687486331790&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605158 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35 broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127677135609357&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 third party advisory
http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.130710.301704aa.en.html mailing list broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40920 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2226?
CVE-2010-2226 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2226?
To fix CVE-2010-2226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2226 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2226 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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