Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2010-2066
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.
EPSS: 0.001 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Vmware Esx — versions 4.0, 4.1
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04
- Suse Linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension — versions 11
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- RHSA-2010:0610 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- USN-1000-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- SUSE-SA:2010:033 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- [oss-security] 20100607 CVE request - kernel: ext4: Make sure the MOVE_EXT ioctl can't overwrite append-only files (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 43315 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- [oss-security] 20100609 Re: CVE request - kernel: ext4: Make sure the MOVE_EXT ioctl can't overwrite append-only files (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2066?
- CVE-2010-2066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2010-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2010-2066?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.