386385 – Kernel: mext_check_arguments: Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-2066)

Bug 386385 - Kernel: mext_check_arguments: Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-2066)

Summary: Kernel: mext_check_arguments: Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-2066)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

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Whiteboard:	[linux <2.6.35]
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Reported:	2011-10-08 16:25 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified:	2013-09-15 20:07 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2011-10-08 16:25:02 UTC

CVE-2010-2066 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2066):
  The mext_check_arguments function in fs/ext4/move_extent.c in the Linux
  kernel before 2.6.35 allows local users to overwrite an append-only file via
  a MOVE_EXT ioctl call that specifies this file as a donor.