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CVE-2010-1641
The do_gfs2_set_flags function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-git10 does not verify the ownership of a file, which…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
Description
The do_gfs2_set_flags function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-git10 does not verify the ownership of a file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a SETFLAGS ioctl request.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (17)
- SUSE-SA:2010:031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100525 CVE request - kernel: GFS2: The setflags ioctl() doesn't check file ownership (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- kernel-gfs2-security-bypass(58926) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7df0e0397b9a18358573274db9fdab991941062f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/incr/patch-2.6.34-git9-git10.bz2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40645 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [cluster-devel] 20100525 [PATCH 3/3] GFS2: Fix permissions checking for setflags ioctl() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9916 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100525 Re: CVE request - kernel: GFS2: The setflags ioctl() doesn't check file ownership (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100526 Re: CVE request - kernel: GFS2: The setflags ioctl() doesn't check file ownership (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 40356 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595579 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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