Is CVE-2010-2946 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2946 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2946?

CVE-2010-2946 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2010-2946

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2950)
Published: September 29, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2950 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aca0fa34bdaba39bfddddba8ca70dba4782e8fe6
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41321(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.10(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.51(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/11(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42589(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375(Third Party Advisory)

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

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