Description
The NFS implementation in Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 calls certain functions without properly initializing certain data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and O_DIRECT oops), as demonstrated using diotest4 from LTP.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1ae88b2e4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51366
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72297
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1ae88b2e4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51366
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72297
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified