FKIE_CVE-2012-1090
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-17 11:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:39
Severity
Summary
The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.
References
Impacted products
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