CVE-2010-1641
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The do_gfs2_set_flags function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-git10 does not verify the ownership of a file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a SETFLAGS ioctl request.
Find out more about CVE-2010-1641 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2010-1641.
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include
support for the GFS2 file system.
A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will address this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0504 | 2010-07-01 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Dan Rosenberg for responsibly reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation