Linux Kernel CIFS File Error Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026745 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026745
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-1090
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 28 2012
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.6.31 and later
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can trigger a file access error in cifs_lookup() and cause the system to crash.
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Impact:
A local user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
A proposed fix is available at:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/5526
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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