The vulnerability of the cifs_init_netfs() function in the fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c module, which is part of the SMB client support in Linux kernel, allows a hacker to induce a service failure.

The vulnerability of the cifsinitnetfs function in the fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c module of the SMB client support in Linux kernel involves insufficient checking of exception states. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...