01 Record
CVE-2012-1090
The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-05-17 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-02-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e66fa8ee6f10b454f443607f556528cdc054c6c210770eb21874af6075c52b50
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0531http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0554http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0481http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
- secunia.com48964http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0616http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293
- secunia.com48842http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120228 Re: CVE request -- kernel: cifs: dentry refcount leak when opening a FIFO on lookup leads to panic on unmounthttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4