CVE-2010-2492

Description

Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs_uid_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611385 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35 broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6f80fb7b5986fda663d94079d3bba0937a6b6ff
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory patch
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2492?
CVE-2010-2492 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2492?
To fix CVE-2010-2492, 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-2010-2492 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2492 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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