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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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

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-09-06T16:55:07.320
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-1771
