What is CVE-2010-1088?

CVE-2010-1088 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10. CVE-2010-1088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1088?

CVE-2010-1088 has a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1088?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1088. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-1088 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-1088

Medium

fs/namei.c in Linux kernel 2.6.18 through 2.6.34 does not always follow NFS automount "symlinks," which allows attackers to have an unknown impact, related to LOOKUP_FOLLOW.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-04-06

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-1088 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/2010-03/msg00007.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39044
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10093
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ac278a9c505092dd82077a2446af8f9fc0d9c095
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567813
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-1088

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.4 / 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-2010-1088?

CVE-2010-1088 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10 . CVE-2010-1088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1088?

CVE-2010-1088 has a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1088?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1088. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-1088 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-1088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.