CVE-2011-1585
N/A
Published: June 8, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.6.36
Affected range stops below 2.6.36, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/8x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697394x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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