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CVSSv2

CVE-2006-7203

Published: 14/05/2007 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.9
VMScore: 356
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and previous versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and oops) by mounting a smbfs file system in compatibility mode ("mount -t smbfs").

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Vendor Advisories

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