CVE-2010-2946
Published: 29 September 2010
fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name.
From the Ubuntu security team
Sergey Vlasov discovered that JFS did not correctly handle certain extended attributes. A local attacker could bypass namespace access rules, leading to a loss of privacy.
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Patches: Hardy: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-2946/patches/hardy/linux/0001-jfs-don-t-allow-os2-xattr-namespace-overlap-with-other.txt Jaunty: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-2946/patches/jaunty/linux/0001-jfs-don-t-allow-os2-xattr-namespace-overlap-with-other.txt Karmic: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-2946/patches/karmic/linux/0001-jfs-don-t-allow-os2-xattr-namespace-overlap-with-other.txt |
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linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Patches: Dapper: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-2946/patches/dapper/linux/0001-jfs-don-t-allow-os2-xattr-namespace-overlap-with-other.txt |