The vulnerability of the free_cached_dir() function in the fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c module allows a hacker to cause a service failure within the Linux operating system’s client kernel.

The vulnerability of the freecacheddir function in the fs/smb/client/cacheddir.c module of the SMB client kernel in Linux operating systems is related to improper control of resource identifiers “resource injection”. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

Scientific Linux Security Update : Openafs Security Update on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20171206)

-- Security Fixes : - Certain values transmitted in RX ACK packets were not sanity checked by OpenAFS receiving peers, which could lead to an assertion being triggered during construction of outgoing packets on the same connection, resulting in server process crashes or client kernel panics...