CVE-2011-3363

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 24, 2012
First seenMay 24, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.39 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.392.6.39
redhat enterprise_linux4.0—

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