CVE-2010-1146 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1146?

CVE-2010-1146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Apr 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and earlier, when a ReiserFS filesystem exists, does not restrict read or write access to the .reiserfs_priv directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying (1) extended attributes or (2) ACLs, as demonstrated by deleting a file under .reiserfs_priv/xattrs/.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1146?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1146?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-1146 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1146 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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