Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2013-4591

Buffer overflow in the __nfs4_get_acl_uncached function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a getxattr system call for the system.nfs4_acl extended attribute of a pathname on an NFSv4 filesystem.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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