01 Record
CVE-2010-2798
The gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-09-08 19:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-07-22
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 238ec285f06a736bb2d52d341d4fcfc5eab7da075dc0d37da47ffd95e48ee467
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100802 Re: CVE request: kernel: gfs2: rename cases kernel panichttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/02/10
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0723http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1000-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- www.securityfocus.com20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Consolehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- www.securityfocus.com42124http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42124
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:198http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0670http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0660http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:040http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620300
- securitytracker.com1024386http://securitytracker.com/id?1024386
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100802 CVE request: kernel: gfs2: rename cases kernel panichttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/02/1
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=728a756b8fcd22d80e2dbba8117a8a3aafd3f203
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
- www.debian.orgDSA-2094http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:054http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html