CVE-2010-1641: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The do_gfs2_set_flags function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-git10 does not verify the ownership of a file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a SETFLAGS ioctl request.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.34; version 2.6.0 only; version 2.6.1 only; version 2.6.2 only; version 2.6.3 only; version 2.6.4 only; …

Published 2010-06-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.