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    CVE-2011-1771

    The cifs_close function in fs/cifs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by setting the O_DIRECT flag during an attempt to open a file on a CIFS filesystem.

    Published:Apr 5, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 6, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00107
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs&m=130204357001849&w=2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/09/2https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703016http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs&m=130204357001849&w=2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/09/2https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703016

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7797069305d13252fd66cf722aa8f2cbeb3c95cd
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs&m=130204357001849&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs&m=130204730006155&w=2
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8367
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/09/2
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703016
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7797069305d13252fd66cf722aa8f2cbeb3c95cd
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs&m=130204357001849&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs&m=130204730006155&w=2
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8367
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/09/2
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703016

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High