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CVE-2010-2226
Published: Sep 3, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2010:0610
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[xfs] 20100616 Re: [Security] XFS swapext ioctl minor security issues
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1000-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20100618 Re: CVE request - kernel: xfs swapext ioctl issue
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
MDVSA-2010:198
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605158
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SA:2011:007
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SA:2010:060
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
ADV-2011-0298
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
[oss-security] 20100617 CVE request - kernel: xfs swapext ioctl issue
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
43315
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[xfs] 20100616 Re: [Security] XFS swapext ioctl minor security issues
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-2094
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
40920
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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