Description
The cifs_find_smb_ses function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly determine the associations between users and sessions, which allows local users to bypass CIFS share authentication by leveraging a mount of a share by a different user.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697394Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697394Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 8, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified