CVE-2010-2798

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2798
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-09-08 20:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact by renaming a file in a GFS2 filesystem, related to the gfs2_rename function in fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.2 All All All
Application Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.0 All All All
Application Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.1 All All All
Application Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.1.1 All All All
Application Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1 All All All
Application Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 All All All
Application Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0 All All All
Application Avaya Aura System Manager 5.2 All All All
Application Avaya Aura System Manager 6.0 All All All
Application Avaya Aura System Manager 6.1 All All All
Application Avaya Aura System Manager 6.1.1 All All All
Application Avaya Aura System Platform 1.1 All All All
Application Avaya Aura System Platform 6.0 - All All
Application Avaya Aura System Platform 6.0 sp1 All All
Application Avaya Iq 5.0 All All All
Application Avaya Iq 5.1 All All All
Application Avaya Voice Portal 5.0 All All All
Application Avaya Voice Portal 5.1 - All All
Application Avaya Voice Portal 5.1 sp1 All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esx 4.0 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esx 4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:198 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: gfs2: rename cases kernel panic af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2094-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-1000-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 620300 – CVE-2010-2798 kernel: gfs2: rename causes kernel panic af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: gfs2: rename cases kernel panic af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
VMSA-2011-0012.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Linux Kernel GFS2 Rename Null Pointer Dereference May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Linux Kernel GFS2 Directory Rename NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
ASA-2010-291 (RHSA-2010-0723) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2010-2798 MITRE access.redhat.com
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