CVE-2011-3363
Public on 2011-12-02
Modified on 2014-09-14
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2011-12-02 | ALAS-2011-26 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 4.6 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |