Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2226
CVE-2010-2226
Description
The xfs_swapext function in fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not properly check the file descriptors passed to the SWAPEXT ioctl, which allows local users to leverage write access and obtain read access by swapping one file into another file.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
18- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/43315nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/40920nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.130710.301704aa.en.htmlnvdBroken Link
- archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.135735.40f53a32.en.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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