What is CVE-2010-2538?

CVE-2010-2538 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2010-2538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2538?

CVE-2010-2538 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-2538?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-2538. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-2538 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2010-2538

Medium

Integer overflow in the btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-09-30

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2010-2538 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-2538 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758

Broken Link
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41854

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070

Broken Link
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ebc3464781ad24474abcbd2274e6254689853b5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/10
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/21/4
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-2538

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2010-09-30

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2538?

CVE-2010-2538 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2010-2538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2538?

CVE-2010-2538 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-2538?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-2538. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-2538 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-2538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →