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TI-2011-01404 Aliases CVE-2011-1585GHSA-x654-xc6m-hm65

The cifs_find_smb_ses function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36…

Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00494 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.36VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp4VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.36 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2011:1386 Released 2011-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 +6
  • RHSA-2011:1253 Released 2011-09-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1386
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2011:1253

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1585
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x654-xc6m-hm65

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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