CVE-2010-2537

Description

The btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 allows local users to overwrite an append-only file via a (1) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE or (2) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call that specifies this file as a donor.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=…
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4