CVE-2011-2724

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

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.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 37% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2011-09-06
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

samba:samba

References

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/3827
http://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7a32924b22d1f786b6f490ce8590656f578f91
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/9
http://secunia.com/advisories/45798
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:148

Check your stack JSON