VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-3363

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.83%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2012-05-24

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

The setup_cifs_sb function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly handle DFS referrals, which allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing a referral at the root of a share.