CVE - CVE-2010-1643

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-1643	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings
Description
mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc3, when strict overcommit is enabled, 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.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20100526 CVE request - kernel: nfsd: fix vm overcommit crash URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/26/2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20100526 Re: CVE request - kernel: nfsd: fix vm overcommit crash URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/26/6 MISC:http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-knfsd-9666 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=731572d39fcd3498702eda4600db4c43d51e0b26 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.28/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc3 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595970 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2010:198 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 SUSE:SUSE-SA:2010:031 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html BID:40377 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40377 SECUNIA:40645 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/40645 VUPEN:ADV-2010-1857 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857 XF:linux-kernel-knfsd-dos(58957) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58957
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Date Entry Created
20100429	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE-ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20100429)
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