CVE-2018-1000028

kernel: Improper sorting of GIDs in nfsd can lead to incorrect permissions being applied

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.4

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 22, 2018

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

Linux kernel version after commit bdcf0a423ea1 - 4.15-rc4+, 4.14.8+, 4.9.76+, 4.4.111+ contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in NFS server (nfsd) that can result in remote users reading or writing files they should not be able to via NFS. This attack appear to be exploitable via NFS server must export a filesystem with the "rootsquash" options enabled. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 1995266727fa.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource