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Linux Kernel CIFS Signing Options Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26366
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Release Date:
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2007-08-09
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Popularity:
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7,780 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3843
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The weakness is caused due to the Linux Kernel not correctly enforcing the defined signing options when mounting a CIFS file system. This may weaken the security and can be leveraged to perform further attacks.
Solution:
The weakness is fixed in version 2.6.23-rc1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
Linux Kernel:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.23-rc1
Red Hat:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=246595
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