CVE-2010-2538

Name: CVE-2010-2538
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-09-30T15:00:01.893+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.38%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-2538 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call.. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.38%

29.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.35	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.10	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Desktop	11	Sp1
Suse	Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension	11	Sp1
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp1

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41854Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616998Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41854Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616998Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 30, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2538?

How severe is CVE-2010-2538?

CVE-2010-2538 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2538?

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Source: NVD / NIST