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CVE-2013-4591

Buffer overflow in the __nfs4_get_acl_uncached function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause…

Medium6.2EPSS 0.57%
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redhat

Description

Buffer overflow in the __nfs4_get_acl_uncached function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a getxattr system call for the system.nfs4_acl extended attribute of a pathname on an NFSv4 filesystem.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2013-4591, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.

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