CVE-2019-10140 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's overlayfs implementation, specifically in versions up to 3.10, and impacting products like Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A local attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the ovl_posix_acl_create function by creating directories on an overlayfs, leading to a kernel crash. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to achieve a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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