CVE-2011-3191

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability65. percentile1.1%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 24, 2012
First seenMay 24, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.0.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 3.0.53.0.5
redhat enterprise_linux4.0—

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