What is CVE-2011-1585?

CVE-2011-1585 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2011-1585 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1585?

CVE-2011-1585 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1585?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1585. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-1585 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1585 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2011-1585

Low

The cifs_find_smb_ses function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly determine the associations between users and sessions, which allows local users to bypass CIFS share authentication by leveraging a mount of a share by a different user.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-08

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

3.3

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2011-1585 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-1585 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Release Notes Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/8

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697394
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ff67b720c02c36e54d55b88c2931879b7db1cd2
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1585

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.3 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-06-08

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1585?

CVE-2011-1585 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2011-1585 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1585?

CVE-2011-1585 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1585?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1585. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-1585 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-1585 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →