CVE-2011-1771

CVE Details

Release Date:2011-09-06

Description


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


CVSS v2.0 metrics


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

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2011-08362011-06-02



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