CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-1146

6.9 MEDIUM Published 2010-04-12 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-04-12
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-264

Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and earlier, when a ReiserFS filesystem exists, does not restrict read or write access to the .reiserfs_priv directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying (1) extended attributes or (2) ACLs, as demonstrated by deleting a file under .reiserfs_priv/xattrs/.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 2.6.33.2)

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

References