{"id":"CVE-2011-1090","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-1090","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:58:19.192Z","title":"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…","description":"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":"2011-05-09T19:55:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:28:42.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-399"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00417,"percentile":0.3573,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e9e3d724e2145f5039b423c290ce2b2c3d8f94bc","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/12","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/46397","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1025336","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682641","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e9e3d724e2145f5039b423c290ce2b2c3d8f94bc","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/12","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/46397","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1025336","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682641","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1090","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}