CVE-2021-3178

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3178
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3178.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3178
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Published
2021-01-19T07:15:13Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
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Details

fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.8, when there is an NFS export of a subdirectory of a filesystem, allows remote attackers to traverse to other parts of the filesystem via READDIRPLUS. NOTE: some parties argue that such a subdirectory export is not intended to prevent this attack; see also the exports(5) nosubtreecheck default behavior

Database specific 
{
    "isDisputed": true
}
References

Affected packages