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USN-1919-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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USN-1919-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/24/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a DFS share mount operation that triggers use of an unexpected DFS referral name length.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-8-0-27-generic

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