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CVE-2010-3015 json

Integer overflow in the ext4_ext_get_blocks function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a d…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3017

cvss
4.7
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the ext4_ext_get_blocks function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a write operation on the last block of a large file, followed by a sync operation.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0723

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3015 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: integer overflow in ext4_ext_get_blocks()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0723

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.7 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

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References

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