CVE-2010-1088
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD
fs/namei.c in Linux kernel 2.6.18 through 2.6.34 does not always follow NFS automount "symlinks," which allows attackers to have an unknown impact, related to LOOKUP_FOLLOW.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.8% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-1120)
- Published
- April 6, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1120 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ac278a9c505092dd82077a2446af8f9fc0d9c095
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/3(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39044
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567813(Patch)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10093
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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