CVE-2010-2521

N/A Unknown
Published: September 07, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2bc3c1179c781b359d4f2f3439cb3df72afc17fc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024286
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/09/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0893.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0907.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42249
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3050
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612028
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0606.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2bc3c1179c781b359d4f2f3439cb3df72afc17fc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/09/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0893.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0907.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3050
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0606.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.0%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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