Bug 386385

Summary:	Kernel: mext_check_arguments: Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-2066)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot <glsamaker>
Component:	Kernel	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kernel
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	[linux <2.6.35]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

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.