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CVE-2010-1636

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2010-06-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the btrfs functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 through 2.6.32, and possibly other versions, does not ensure that a cloned file descriptor has been opened for reading, which allows local users to read sensitive information from a write-only file descriptor.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References