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CVE-2010-1148

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1148 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the cifs_create function of the Linux kernel (2.6.33.2 and earlier). This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service (system crash or OOPS) by sending a malformed POSIX file-creation request with a NULL nameidata field to a CIFS server supporting UNIX extensions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity with local access and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete availability impact. 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
<= 2.6.33.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1148Moderate

kernel: cifs: skip posix open if nameidata is null

Apr 2, 2010

References

lists.samba.org / archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005741.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.samba.org / archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005742.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.samba.org / archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005746.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.samba.org / archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005757.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/06/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39344
Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57561
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/39186
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
xorl.wordpress.com / 2010/04/05/linux-kernel-unix-extensions-cifs-null-pointer-dereference
ExploitThird Party Advisory