*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

The cifs_close function in fs/cifs/file.c in the Linux kernel before
2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
dereference and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by
setting the O_DIRECT flag during an attempt to open a file on a CIFS
filesystem.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Natty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Hardy)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid


** Tags: kernel-cve-tracking-bug

** Tags added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug

** This bug has been flagged as a security vulnerability

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-1771

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