CVE-2010-2524

7.8 HIGH
Published: September 08, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The DNS resolution functionality in the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35, when CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL is enabled, relies on a user's keyring for the dns_resolver upcall in the cifs.upcall userspace helper, which allows local users to spoof the results of DNS queries and perform arbitrary CIFS mounts via vectors involving an add_key call, related to a "cache stuffing" issue and MS-DFS referrals.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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=4c0c03ca54f72fdd5912516ad0a23ec5cf01bda7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128072090331700&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128078387328921&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128080755321157&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612166
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4c0c03ca54f72fdd5912516ad0a23ec5cf01bda7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128072090331700&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128078387328921&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128080755321157&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

canonical suse vmware linux