The vulnerability of the nfs_set_pgio_error() function in the fs/nfs/pagelist.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 nfssetpgioerror function in the fs/nfs/pagelist.c module, which is part of the NFS client support in Linux kernel, stems from the execution of a loop with an unreachable exit condition an “infinite loop”. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a attacker to cause a...