Description
The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48842 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4 ↗