CVE-2010-2524 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CIFS implementation (before version 2.6.35), specifically when CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL is enabled. This flaw allows a local attacker to spoof DNS resolution results for CIFS mounts by manipulating the user's keyring, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, SUSE, and VMware. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring low attack complexity and no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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