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CVE-2010-2946

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2010-09-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-20

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