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CVE-2010-2492

Published: Sep 8, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-120
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs_uid_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

avaya
commercial·USaka avaya communication manager, s8300
aura communication manager
Communications
aura presence services
Communications
aura session manager
Communications
aura system manager
Communications
aura system platform
Communications
aura voice portal
Communications
iq
Communications
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
esxOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6f80fb7b5986fda663d94079d3bba0937a6b6ff
git.kernel.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
secunia.com
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