The vulnerability of the init_nfsd() function in the fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c file, which is part of the Linux kernel’s network file system support for NFS, allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the initnfsd function in the fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c file, which is part of the Linux kernel’s network file system support, relates to the assignment of the NULL pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...