CVE-2011-2724
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2724 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-09-06 16:55:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The check_mtab function in client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.5.10 and earlier does not properly verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0547. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.17 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.17 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.17 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.17 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.17 | p5 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p10 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p5 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p6 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p7 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 1.9.18 | p8 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.5 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.5a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.18.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.0 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.0a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.1 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.1a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.3 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.3a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.7 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.7a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.8 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.8a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 2.2a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.14 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.14a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.2 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.20 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.20 | b | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.20a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.20b | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21 | b | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21 | c | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21b | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.21c | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23 | b | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23 | c | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23 | d | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23b | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23c | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.23d | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | b | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | c | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | pre1 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | pre2 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25b | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.25c | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.26 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.26a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.27 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.28 | a | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.2a | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | 3.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Samba | Samba | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samba 'mount.cifs' check_newline() Error Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat update for samba3x - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| mandriva.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE-2011-2724 assignment notification -- samba -- incomplete fix for CVE-2010-0547 issue | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Patch |
| Bug 726691 – CVE-2011-2724 samba, cifs-utils: mount.cifs incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0547 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| Discussion of the in-kernel Linux CIFS client () | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | comments.gmane.org | Patch |
| gitweb.samba.org - cifs-utils.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.samba.org | |
| gitweb.samba.org - cifs-utils.git/commit | MITRE | git.samba.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.