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CVE-2006-7203

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.0 Published: 2007-05-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and oops) by mounting a smbfs file system in compatibility mode ("mount -t smbfs").

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References