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.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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