The vulnerability of the cifs_compose_mount_options() function in the fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c module of the Linux kernel file system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the cifscomposemountoptions function in the fs/cifs/cifsdfsref.c module of the Linux file system support module is related to the use of a NULL pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...