CVE-2010-2538

Description

Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41854 vdb entry third party advisory
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2538?
CVE-2010-2538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2538?
To fix CVE-2010-2538, 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-2010-2538 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2538 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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