High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1771
CVE-2011-1771
Description
The cifs_close function in fs/cifs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by setting the O_DIRECT flag during an attempt to open a file on a CIFS filesystem.
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References
7- marc.infonvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/09/2nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8367nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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