CVE-2008-7256

mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8, when strict overcommit is enabled and CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled, does not properly handle the export of…

published June 3, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8, when strict overcommit is enabled and CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled, does not properly handle the export of shmemfs objects by knfsd, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and knfsd crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1643.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00335 · 25.4th percentile
Published
2010-06-03T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUN 14:00Z
    mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8, when strict overcommit is enabled and CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled, does not properly handle the export of…
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