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CVE-2010-2798

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2010-09-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact by renaming a file in a GFS2 filesystem, related to the gfs2_rename function in fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c.

Affected Platforms

Suse Suse Linux Enterprise ServerAvaya Aura Presence ServicesAvaya Aura System PlatformCanonical Ubuntu LinuxAvaya Aura Session ManagerAvaya Aura System ManagerAvaya Voice PortalVmware EsxDebian Debian LinuxAvaya Aura Communication Manager

Weakness Type

CWE-476

References