CVE-2010-1087

Description

The nfs_wait_on_request function in fs/nfs/pagelist.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x through 2.6.33-rc5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Oops) via unknown vectors related to truncating a file and an operation that is not interruptible.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian 5.0	linux-2.6	2.6.26-22lenny1	DSA-2053-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
RHEL 5	kernel +11	2.6.18-194.8.1.el5	RHSA-2010:0504

Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat MRG 1	kernel-rt +10	2.6.24.7-161.el5rt	RHSA-2010:0631

Advisories 3

RHSA-2010:0631 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
RHSA-2010:0504 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
DSA-2053-1 linux-2.6 - several issues Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026

References

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10442 vdb-entry signature
39569 vdb-entry
SUSE-SA:2010:031 vendor-advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9f557cd8073104b39528794d44e129331ded649f
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567184
40645 third-party-advisory
[oss-security] 20100303 CVE request: kernel: NFS: Fix an Oops when truncating a file mailing-list
43315 third-party-advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
DSA-2053 vendor-advisory
20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX mailing-list
39830 third-party-advisory
ADV-2010-1857 vdb-entry