CVE-2010-2798

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 8, 2010 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM UTC
15 products affected across 7 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact by renaming a file in a GFS2 filesystem, related to the gfs2_rename function in fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (19)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024386
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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