CVE-2010-1088: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.18 only; version 2.6.18.1 only; version 2.6.18.2 only; version 2.6.18.3 only; version 2.6.18.4 only; version 2.6.18.5 only; …

Published 2010-04-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.