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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2443-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1127 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1425-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1426-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1431-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1432-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1433-1 Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1440-1 Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1446-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1458-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:27.574Z

Reserved: 2012-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-1090

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-05-17T11:00:37.053

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-1090

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-1090 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses