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CVE-2011-3363 Details

Description

The setup_cifs_sb function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly handle DFS referrals, which allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing a referral at the root of a share.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 CVEBroken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70945643722ffeac779d2529a348f99567fa5c33 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738291 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/70945643722ffeac779d2529a348f99567fa5c33 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/12 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.39

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

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-3363
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-3363 Details - Not Deferred