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CVE-2011-3191 Details

Description

Integer signedness error in the CIFSFindNext function in fs/cifs/cifssmb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large length value in a response to a read request for a directory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9438fabb73eb48055b58b89fc51e0bc4db22fabd	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732869	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9438fabb73eb48055b58b89fc51e0bc4db22fabd	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1	CVE	Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/24/2	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9438fabb73eb48055b58b89fc51e0bc4db22fabd	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732869	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9438fabb73eb48055b58b89fc51e0bc4db22fabd	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/24/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.0.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 3, 2022	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Jul 31, 2020	Reanalysis	[email protected]
May 25, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]