Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1090
The __nfs4_proc_set_acl function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 stores NFSv4 ACL data in memory that is allocated by kmalloc but not properly freed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted attempt to set an ACL.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/2 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- git.kernel.org/
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/12 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)