CVE-2011-2724 | BDVDB-2026-47174 Detail
Description#
The check_mtab function in client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.5.10 and earlier does not properly verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0547.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7a32924b22d1f786b6f490ce8590656f578f91
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1220.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45798
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025984
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/9
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:148
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/3827
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1221.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.