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CVE-2020-25212

kernel: TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 9, 2020

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the NFSv4 implementation where when mounting a remote attacker controlled server it could return specially crafted response allow for local memory corruption and possibly privilege escalation.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

While there is no known mitigation to this flaw, configuring authentication and only mounting authenticated NFSv4 servers will significantly reduce the risk of this flaw being successfully exploited.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition