Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2006-7203

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").

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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