What is CVE-2010-1087?

CVE-2010-1087 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2010-1087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1087?

CVE-2010-1087 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1087?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1087. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-1087 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-1087

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-04-06

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-1087 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39569

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857

Third Party Advisory
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10442

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9f557cd8073104b39528794d44e129331ded649f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/03/1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567184
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-1087

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-04-06

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1087?

CVE-2010-1087 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2010-1087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1087?

CVE-2010-1087 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1087?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1087. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-1087 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-1087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.