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 special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.

Published: May 17, 2012
Updated: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-2012-1090
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 4.9
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWEs:

CWE-20

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel	-	3.2.10
redhat / enterprise_mrg	2.0	2.0.x
suse / linux_enterprise_server	11-sp1	11-sp1.x
suse / linux_enterprise_desktop	11-sp1	11-sp1.x
suse / linux_enterprise_desktop	11-sp2	11-sp2.x
suse / linux_enterprise_server	11-sp2	11-sp2.x
suse / linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension	11-sp1	11-sp1.x
suse / linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension	11-sp2	11-sp2.x

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

Vulnerability Database

289,599

CVE-2012-1090