kernel: xfs swapext ioctl minor security issue
Published Sep 3, 2010
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.35
Configuration 2
- 10
- 10
- 10
Configuration 3
- 5.0
Configuration 4
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0610
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0610 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include support for the XFS filesystem. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will address this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 35.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 34.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 20.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2226
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2226
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