CVE-2010-0727 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's GFS and GFS2 filesystem implementations, specifically affecting the gfs2_lock and gfs_lock functions. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system by manipulating file permissions on setgid files lacking group-execute permission after applying a POSIX lock. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it indicates a low-complexity local attack leading to a complete system compromise (denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.33.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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