Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR Restore the previous limit on the @count argument to prevent a buffer overflow attack.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b4492686e0497fdb924a9d4c8f6f99377e176c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e57d696f60dee6117a8ace0cac7c5761d375277 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a878095b5c6f04f90553a3c45872f990dab14e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f225090c29a5f3b9419b1af32846a201555e7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f59c74df82f6ac9d2ea4e01aa3ae7c6c4481652d Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
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