CVE-2010-2946

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name.

Find out more about CVE-2010-2946 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as
shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as
they did not include support for the Journaled File System (JFS).

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