CVE-2010-2946 (linux_kernel, ubuntu_linux)

[maltiger]

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.

https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-2946