CVE-2010-2537

Description

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.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35	broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758	third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616998	issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070	vdb entry broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41847	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2537?: CVE-2010-2537 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2537?: To fix CVE-2010-2537, 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-2010-2537 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2537 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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