kernel: nfsd: fix buffer overrun decoding NFSv4 acl
Published Sep 9, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.35%
Description
Buffer overflow in nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when NFSv4 is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to decoding an NFSv4 acl.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23.8
- 2.6.23.9
- 2.6.23.10
- 2.6.23.11
- 2.6.23.12
- 2.6.23.13
- 2.6.23.15
- 2.6.23.16
- 2.6.23.17
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24.1
- 2.6.24.2
- 2.6.24.3
- 2.6.24.4
- 2.6.24.5
- 2.6.24.6
- 2.6.24.7
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.13
- 2.6.25.14
- 2.6.25.15
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0857
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0857 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 90.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 89.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 4.45% (0.04450) | 88.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05797) | 89.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.78% (0.07783) | 86.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05797) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 62.04% (0.62044) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 66.51% (0.66511) | 97.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 72.50% (0.72496) | 97.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 81.74% (0.81736) | 97.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 85.98% (0.85979) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91b80969ba466ba4b915a4a1d03add8c297add3f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/3/286 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/18 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31133 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3915 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461101 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45055 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3915
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3915
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.