CVE-2011-3363 in Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
08/30/2011
Disclosure
05/24/2012
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4416 | Linux Kernel CIFS DFS input validation | 20 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2011-3363 |