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CVE-2010-2524

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2010-09-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The DNS resolution functionality in the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35, when CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL is enabled, relies on a user's keyring for the dns_resolver upcall in the cifs.upcall userspace helper, which allows local users to spoof the results of DNS queries and perform arbitrary CIFS mounts via vectors involving an add_key call, related to a "cache stuffing" issue and MS-DFS referrals.

Affected Platforms

Suse Suse Linux Enterprise ServerCanonical Ubuntu LinuxVmware EsxSuse Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopLinux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References