Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-3015
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.16.55, 2.6.16.34, 2.6.26.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61156 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3117 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)