CVE-2010-3015

Integer overflow in the ext4extgetblocks function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service BUG and system crash via a write operation on the last block of a large file, followed by a sync operation...

Linux kernel ext[234] directory corruption denial of service

The error-reporting functionality in 1 fs/ext2/dir.c, 2 fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly 3 fs/ext4/dir.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.5 does not limit the number of printk console messages that report directory corruption, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service temporar...

kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's group

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable...