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CVE-2010-2798

Published: Sep 8, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact by renaming a file in a GFS2 filesystem, related to the gfs2_rename function in fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
linux kernellinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems
esxvmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
and 12 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://www.suse.com/support/security/advisories/2010_54_kernel.html
suse.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621435
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/02/10
openwall.com
and 18 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Sep 8, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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