CVE-2010-1436

CVE-2010-1436 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GFS2 file system within the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions 2.6.18 and potentially others. This flaw arises from improper handling of the gfs2_quota struct when it spans two memory pages, leading to an out-of-bounds write that can cause a kernel panic. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity to achieve a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.