CVE-2010-2538 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an integer overflow in the Btrfs filesystem to read sensitive kernel memory via a specific ioctl call.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-2538?

CVE-2010-2538 is a medium-severity 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

Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2538?

It affects 5 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2010-2538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-2538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqhh-cg35-jpf9.

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