CVE-2010-3015

Description

Integer overflow in the ext4_ext_get_blocks function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a write operation on the last block of a large file, followed by a sync operation.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61156 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3117 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128201627016896&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128192548904503&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128197862004376&w=2 mailing list patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624327
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:247 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42477 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=731eb1a03a8445cde2cb23ecfb3580c6fa7bb690
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3015?
CVE-2010-3015 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3015?
To fix CVE-2010-3015, 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-2010-3015 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3015 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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