CVE-2010-1146
The Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and earlier, when a ReiserFS filesystem exists, does not restrict read or write access to the .reiserfs_priv…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 1.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 21% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and earlier, when a ReiserFS filesystem exists, does not restrict read or write access to the .reiserfs_priv directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying (1) extended attributes or (2) ACLs, as demonstrated by deleting a file under .reiserfs_priv/xattrs/.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- ReiserFS (Linux Kernel 2.6.34-rc3 / RedHat / Ubuntu 9.10) - 'xattr' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 12130local, linuxpublished 9 Apr 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 12130 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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By redhat
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 39316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 12130 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568041 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 63601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 39344 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20100408 [PATCH #3] reiserfs: Fix permissions on .reiserfs_priv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- kernel-reiserfs-privilege-escalation(57782) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1177 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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