Is CVE-2010-2071 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2071 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2071?

CVE-2010-2071 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-2071

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

The btrfs_xattr_set_acl function in fs/btrfs/acl.c in btrfs in the Linux kernel 2.6.34 and earlier does not check file ownership before setting an ACL, which allows local users to bypass file permissions by setting arbitrary ACLs, as demonstrated using setfacl.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (41th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2090)
Published: June 16, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2090 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2f26afba
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/17/544(Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/11/3(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/14/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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