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An alternative would be to\navoid flagging S_AUTOMOUNT, etc. without CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL. This\napproach was chosen as it provides more control over the error path."}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-476"}]}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"4.14.312","matchCriteriaId":"4E7A726D-F38C-4B26-9A67-3BDE46858903"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.15","versionEndExcluding":"4.19.280","matchCriteriaId":"B8449DA5-0637-406C-99C3-84AF4CB5F3EB"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.20","versionEndExcluding":"5.4.240","matchCriteriaId":"2C5F51A3-AEBF-4E51-AA58-D8C8B4554A86"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.177","matchCriteriaId":"9FED8369-E7A1-48C6-9700-6ADEDEC371F7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.11","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.106","matchCriteriaId":"46A62903-B927-42D9-88F8-7F39EC9BC23B"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.16","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.23","matchCriteriaId":"C6396026-EF6B-4933-AF27-B3AFE6E5506D"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.2.10","matchCriteriaId":"5178A008-E2D6-4093-BCD4-8A80523EE39E"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"B8E3B0E8-FA27-4305-87BB-AF6C25B160CB"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"A47F0FC3-CE52-4BA1-BA51-22F783938431"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"3583026A-27EC-4A4C-850A-83F2AF970673"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"DC271202-7570-4505-89A4-D602D47BFD00"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/179a88a8558bbf42991d361595281f3e45d7edfc","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e144b68208e98fd4602c842a7149ba5f41d87fb","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a32a212bc540f4773cd6af8cf73e967d72569c","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64305185b76f1d5145ce594ff48f3f0e70695bd","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d854c33ab48e55fc233699bbefe39ec9bb5c05","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]}]}}]}