CVE-2010-2492

CVE Details

Release Date:

2010-09-08

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.

See more information about CVE-2010-2492 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0723	2010-09-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-194.17.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0723	2010-09-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-194.17.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0723	2010-09-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0007	2011-02-12

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