The vulnerability of the cifs_readpage_worker() function in the fs/smb/client/file.c module of the SMB client support library in Linux kernel allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the cifsreadpageworker function in the fs/smb/client/file.c module of the SMB client support library in Linux kernel involves the occurrence of mutual locking. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...