National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-1090

Overview

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

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08

Hyperlink:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120228 Re: CVE request -- kernel: cifs: dentry refcount leak when opening a FIFO on lookup leads to panic on unmount

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10

Hyperlink:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 48964

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/48964

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 48842

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/48842

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2012:0531

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html