Release Date: | 2011-09-06 |
The cifs_close function in fs/cifs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by setting the O_DIRECT flag during an attempt to open a file on a CIFS filesystem.
See more information about CVE-2011-1771 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4.7 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2011-0836 | 2011-06-02 |
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