CVE-2010-1636
The btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the btrfs functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 through 2.6.32, and possibly other versions, does not ensure that a cloned file descriptor has been opened for reading, which allows local users to read sensitive information from a write-only file descriptor.
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 57% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5dc6416414fb3ec6e2825fd4d20c8bf1d7fe0395
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/25/8
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/579585