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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-1090
The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, enterprise mrg, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise high availability extension, linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 17th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.