CVE-2010-2537 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2537?

CVE-2010-2537 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 allows local users to overwrite an append-only file via a (1) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE or (2) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call that specifies this file as a donor.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2537?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2537?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2010-2537 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2537 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2whq-7q65-c6wv.