Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-3363

Description

The setup_cifs_sb function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly handle DFS referrals, which allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing a referral at the root of a share.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.39
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.39
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/12nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/70945643722ffeac779d2529a348f99567fa5c33nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39nvdBroken Link
git.kernel.orgnvd

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