VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-1090
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-05-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The __nfs4_proc_set_acl function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 stores NFSv4 ACL data in memory that is allocated by kmalloc but not properly freed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted attempt to set an ACL.