Denial of service

The cifslookup 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...

CVE-2012-1090

The cifslookup 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...

CVE-2012-1090

CVE-2012-1090 affects the Linux kernel: the cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c can trigger a local denial of service (OOPS) when a local user accesses a specially crafted file (e.g., a FIFO). The issue exists in kernel versions prior to 3.2.10. Exploitation requires local access. The documente...