kernel: xfs: XFS_IOC_FSGETXATTR ioctl memory leak
Published Sep 21, 2010
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.6.35.4
- 2.6.36
- 2.6.36
- 2.6.36
- 2.6.36
Configuration 2
- 11.1
- 11.3
- 11
- 11
Configuration 3
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-194.26.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0839
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0007
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-194.26.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0839 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0007 |
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 file system. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 32.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 32.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 12.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.13th | 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) |
References (26)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
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- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024418 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43022 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3078 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630804 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3078
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3078
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