The vulnerability of the parse_dfs_referrals() function in the fs/smb/client/misc.c module of the SMB client support library in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the parsedfsreferrals function in the fs/smb/client/misc.c module of the SMB client support library in the Linux operating system is related to reading beyond the buffer boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...