Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2009-3726

The nfs4_proc_lock function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFSv4 client in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc4 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) by sending a certain response containing incorrect file attributes, which trigger attempted use of an open file that lacks NFSv4 state.

EPSS: 0.120 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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