CVE-2010-2946 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2946?

CVE-2010-2946 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2946?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-2946 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2946 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-fjrg-6rx6-hx77.