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CVE-2010-1088

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1088 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.18 through 2.6.34) where the fs/namei.c component fails to consistently follow NFS automount "symlinks," potentially leading to an unknown impact. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.18.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.18.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0277 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-161.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1088Moderate

kernel: fix LOOKUP_FOLLOW on automount "symlinks"

Feb 19, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/39742
secunia.com / advisories/39830
secunia.com / advisories/43315
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10093
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2053
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/3
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/39044
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html