CVE-2012-1090

moderate-risk

Published 2012-05-17

The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.

Do I need to act?

0.06% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (10)

Linux Kernel

Enterprise Mrg

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Server

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension

Linux Enterprise Server

Affected Vendors

Linux Redhat Suse

References (20)

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html

Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html

Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/48842

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/48964

Mailing List http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293

Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df0...