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CVE-2010-2226
The xfs_swapext function in fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The xfs_swapext function in fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not properly check the file descriptors passed to the SWAPEXT ioctl, which allows local users to leverage write access and obtain read access by swapping one file into another file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.135735.40f53a32.en.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1817176a86352f65210139d4c794ad2d19fc6b63
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127687486331790&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605158
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127677135609357&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.130710.301704aa.en.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40920
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10, 5.0, 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 3rd, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.