CVE-2010-2492
Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs_uid_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs_uid_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · vmware/esx · avaya/aura communication manager · avaya/aura presence services · avaya/aura session manager · avaya/aura system manager · avaya/aura system platform · avaya/aura voice portal · avaya/iq
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6f80fb7b5986fda663d94079d3bba0937a6b6ff
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611385Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6f80fb7b5986fda663d94079d3bba0937a6b6ff
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611385Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.