High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-3191
CVE-2011-3191
Description
Integer signedness error in the CIFSFindNext function in fs/cifs/cifssmb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large length value in a response to a read request for a directory.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
5- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/24/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9438fabb73eb48055b58b89fc51e0bc4db22fabdnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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