VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-3191

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.06%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2012-05-24

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

Integer signedness error in the CIFSFindNext function in fs/cifs/cifssmb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large length value in a response to a read request for a directory.