CVE-2010-2538 Integer overflow in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqhh-cg35-jpf9.