CVE-2010-1436 (GCVE-0-2010-1436)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-05-21 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 01:21
VLAI
Summary
gfs2 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when the gfs2_quota struct occupies two separate pages, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain manipulations that cause an out-of-bounds write, as demonstrated by writing from an ext3 file system to a gfs2 file system.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2010-04-26 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T01:21:19.084Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20100427 CVE request - gfs2 kernel issue",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1"
          },
          {
            "name": "kernel-gfs2quota-dos(58839)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20100427 Re: CVE request - gfs2 kernel issue",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1"
          },
          {
            "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10652",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "signature",
              "x_refsource_OVAL",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006"
          },
          {
            "name": "43315",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2010-04-26T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "gfs2 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when the gfs2_quota struct occupies two separate pages, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain manipulations that cause an out-of-bounds write, as demonstrated by writing from an ext3 file system to a gfs2 file system."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-10-10T18:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20100427 CVE request - gfs2 kernel issue",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1"
        },
        {
          "name": "kernel-gfs2quota-dos(58839)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839"
        },
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20100427 Re: CVE request - gfs2 kernel issue",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1"
        },
        {
          "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10652",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "signature",
            "x_refsource_OVAL"
          ],
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006"
        },
        {
          "name": "43315",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2010-1436",
    "datePublished": "2010-05-21T17:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2010-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T01:21:19.084Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2010-1436",
      "date": "2026-09-23",
      "epss": "0.00441",
      "percentile": "0.3776"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "C06F0037-DE20-4B4A-977F-BFCFAB026517",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "gfs2 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when the gfs2_quota struct occupies two separate pages, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain manipulations that cause an out-of-bounds write, as demonstrated by writing from an ext3 file system to a gfs2 file system."
        },
        {
          "lang": "es",
          "value": "gfs2 del kernel de Linux v2.6.18, y posiblemente otras versiones, no funciona adecuadamente cuando la estructura gfs2_quota ocupa dos p\u00e1ginas separadas, lo que permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (kernel panic) a trav\u00e9s de ciertas manipulaciones que causan una escritura fuera de los l\u00edmites, como se ha demostrado escribiendo desde un sistema de ficheros ext3 a un sistema de ficheros gfs2."
        }
      ],
      "id": "CVE-2010-1436",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T01:14:24.743",
      "metrics": {
        "cvssMetricV2": [
          {
            "acInsufInfo": false,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "cvssData": {
              "accessComplexity": "LOW",
              "accessVector": "LOCAL",
              "authentication": "NONE",
              "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
              "baseScore": 4.9,
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
              "version": "2.0"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
            "impactScore": 6.9,
            "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
            "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
            "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary",
            "userInteractionRequired": false
          }
        ]
      },
      "published": "2010-05-21T17:30:01.410",
      "references": [
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839"
        },
        {
          "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652"
        }
      ],
      "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": [
        {
          "description": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CWE-399"
            }
          ],
          "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
          "type": "Primary"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "C06F0037-DE20-4B4A-977F-BFCFAB026517",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "gfs2 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when the gfs2_quota struct occupies two separate pages, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain manipulations that cause an out-of-bounds write, as demonstrated by writing from an ext3 file system to a gfs2 file system."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "gfs2 del kernel de Linux v2.6.18, y posiblemente otras versiones, no funciona adecuadamente cuando la estructura gfs2_quota ocupa dos p\u00e1ginas separadas, lo que permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (kernel panic) a trav\u00e9s de ciertas manipulaciones que causan una escritura fuera de los l\u00edmites, como se ha demostrado escribiendo desde un sistema de ficheros ext3 a un sistema de ficheros gfs2."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2010-1436",
        "lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": false,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "LOW",
                "accessVector": "LOCAL",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "baseScore": 4.9,
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 6.9,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2010-05-21T17:30:01.410",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-399"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Important",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:05:56+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2010-1436",
      "id": "CVE-2010-1436",
      "initial_release_date": "2010-01-15T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "122",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: gfs2 buffer overflow",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2010/cve-2010-1436.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-20T03:15:51Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2010-1436",
      "id": "CVE-2010-1436",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:59:34Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "468",
      "product_status:recommended": "231",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2010-1436",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2010-1436.json",
      "version": "15"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.