The vulnerability of the __nfs42_ssc_open() function in the fs/nfs/nfs4file.c module, which is part of the NFS client support in Linux kernel, allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the nfs42sscopen function in the fs/nfs/nfs4file.c module, which is part of the NFS client support in Linux kernel, involves a memory leak. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...