CVE

Id
49683  
CVE No.
CVE-2011-1771  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20110419)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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