CVE-2010-2521
Multiple buffer overflows in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c in the XDR implementation in the NFS server in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted NFSv4 compound…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c in the XDR implementation in the NFS server in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted NFSv4 compound WRITE request, related to the read_buf and nfsd4_decode_compound functions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.98% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2bc3c1179c781b359d4f2f3439cb3df72afc17fc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024286
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/09/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0893.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0907.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42249
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3050
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612028
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0606.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2bc3c1179c781b359d4f2f3439cb3df72afc17fc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024286
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/09/2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.