CVE-2011-3585

Description

Multiple race conditions in the (1) mount.cifs and (2) umount.cifs programs in Samba 3.6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (mounting outage) via a SIGKILL signal during a time window when the /etc/mtab~ file exists.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: Samba Samba
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7179 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742907 third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/30/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=810f7e4e0f2dbcbee0294d9b371071cb08268200

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3585?
CVE-2011-3585 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3585?
To fix CVE-2011-3585, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-3585 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-3585 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-3585?
CVE-2011-3585 affects Samba Samba.
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