386415 – Kernel: cifs_close(): Denial of Service (CVE-2011-1771)

Bug 386415 - Kernel: cifs_close(): Denial of Service (CVE-2011-1771)

Summary: Kernel: cifs_close(): Denial of Service (CVE-2011-1771)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

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Whiteboard:	[linux < 2.6.39]
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Reported:	2011-10-08 17:24 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified:	2013-09-15 20:22 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2011-10-08 17:24:18 UTC

CVE-2011-1771 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=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.