{ "CVE_data_meta" : { "ASSIGNER" : "cve@mitre.org", "ID" : "CVE-2008-7256", "STATE" : "PUBLIC" }, "affects" : { "vendor" : { "vendor_data" : [ { "product" : { "product_data" : [ { "product_name" : "n/a", "version" : { "version_data" : [ { "version_value" : "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name" : "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format" : "MITRE", "data_type" : "CVE", "data_version" : "4.0", "description" : { "description_data" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8, when strict overcommit is enabled and CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled, 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1643." } ] }, "problemtype" : { "problemtype_data" : [ { "description" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references" : { "reference_data" : [ { "name" : "[oss-security] 20100527 Re: CVE request - kernel: nfsd: fix vm overcommit crash", "refsource" : "MLIST", "url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/27/1" }, { "name" : "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1b79cd04fab80be61dcd2732e2423aafde9a4c1c", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1b79cd04fab80be61dcd2732e2423aafde9a4c1c" }, { "name" : "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.28/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.28/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8" }, { "name" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595970", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595970" }, { "name" : "MDVSA-2010:198", "refsource" : "MANDRIVA", "url" : "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198" }, { "name" : "kernel-shmem-dos(59224)", "refsource" : "XF", "url" : "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59224" } ] } }