CVE-2010-3015 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can crash the system via integer overflow in ext4 filesystem handling during write and sync operations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-3015?

CVE-2010-3015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Aug 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 ext4_ext_get_blocks function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a write operation on the last block of a large file, followed by a sync operation.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3015?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3015?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-3015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c4ph-89p2-rmm3.

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