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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-09-06T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.776Z

Reserved: 2011-04-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1771

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-09-06T16:55:07.320

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:30:52.767

Link: CVE-2011-1771

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1771 - Bugzilla