CVE-2010-2492

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-09-08
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
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