CVE-2010-1636 describes a vulnerability in the btrfs filesystem functionality within the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.29 through 2.6.32). It allows local users to bypass security restrictions and read sensitive information from a file descriptor opened only for writing. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, resulting in a potential impact of information disclosure without affecting integrity or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.29.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.29.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.29.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.29.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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