The btrfs_ioctl_clone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 allows local users to overwrite an append-only file via a (1) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE or (2) BTRFS_IOC_CLONE_RANGE ioctl call that specifies this file as a donor.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | - | 2.6.35 |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 10.10 | 10.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 9.10 | 9.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | 10.04.x |
| suse / suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11-sp1 | 11-sp1.x |
| suse / suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 11-sp1 | 11-sp1.x |
| suse / linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension | 11-sp1 | 11-sp1.x |