CVE-2010-2943
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode allocation btrees before reading inode buffers, which allows remote authenticated users to read unlinked files, or read or overwrite disk blocks that are currently assigned to an active file but were previously assigned to an unlinked file, by accessing a stale NFS filehandle.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.xfs.general/33767
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.xfs.general/33768
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.xfs.general/33769
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.xfs.general/33771
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1920779e67cbf5ea8afef317777c5bf2b8096188
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7124fe0a5b619d65b739477b3b55a20bf805b06d
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b6259e7a83647948fa33a736cc832310c8d85aa
- http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2010-06/msg00191.html
- http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2010-06/msg00198.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/5
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42527
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624923
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