CVE-2010-2943 describes a high-severity vulnerability in the XFS file system implementation within the Linux kernel (prior to version 2.6.35), affecting products like Avaya, Canonical, Linux, and VMware. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to read unlinked files or overwrite disk blocks via stale NFS filehandles due to improper inode allocation btree lookups. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), it presents a low-complexity network attack leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. While not listed in CISA KEV and showing no active exploitation or significant community discussion, a local information disclosure exploit (EDB-15155) exists.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
9.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
10.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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