CVE-2010-2066 Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,2.6.35)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004825
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Sept 2010
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Sep 2010

CVE-2010-2066  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 2.6.35 or higher.

Overview

The mext_check_arguments function in fs/ext4/move_extent.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 allows local users to overwrite an append-only file via a MOVE_EXT ioctl call that specifies this file as a donor.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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