Upstream information
Description
The reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region function in reiserfs/file.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4, when running on 64-bit architectures, may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow as a result of casting discrepancies between size_t and int data types.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.1 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2005:018, published Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:03:32 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:38 2025