CVE-2011-3191
Public on 2011-10-31
Modified on 2014-09-14
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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2011-10-31 | ALAS-2011-16 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2011-12-02 | ALAS-2011-26 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.8 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 8.3 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |