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CVE-2011-1585

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1585 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 2.6.36, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. This flaw in the cifs_find_smb_ses function allows local users to bypass CIFS share authentication by exploiting an existing mount from another user. With a CVSS score of 3.3, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.3LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1585Low

kernel: cifs session reuse

Aug 2, 2010

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/8
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory