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CVE-2019-10140

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-08-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2019-10140
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.32%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel's, versions up to 3.10, implementation of overlayfs. An attacker with local access can create a denial of service situation via NULL pointer dereference in ovl_posix_acl_create function in fs/overlayfs/dir.c. This can allow attackers with ability to create directories on overlayfs to crash the kernel creating a denial of service (DOS).

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