CVE-2010-1643 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before 2.6.28-rc3), specifically within the mm/shmem.c component when strict overcommit is enabled. This flaw allows attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash the knfsd service by exploiting improper handling of shmemfs object exports. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it carries high severity due to local access, medium attack complexity, and potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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