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CVE-2008-7256

mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8, when strict overcommit is enabled and CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled, does not properly…

Low1.2EPSS 0.34%
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Description

mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8, when strict overcommit is enabled and CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled, does not properly handle the export of shmemfs objects by knfsd, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and knfsd crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1643.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2008-7256, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Low1.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.

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