CVE-2010-2946

fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name.

Date published : 2010-09-29

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42589

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=aca0fa34bdaba39bfddddba8ca70dba4782e8fe6