medium5.5
CVE-2012-1090
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 sp…
Impact
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 3.2.10 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Mrg | Version 2.0 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | Version 11 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension | Version 11 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | Version 11 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08