CVE-2011-3585

Name: CVE-2011-3585
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-12-31T20:15:11.06+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.7/10EPSS 0.32%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-3585 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple race conditions in the (1) mount.cifs and (2) umount.cifs programs in Samba 3.6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (mounting outage) via a SIGKILL signal during a time window when the /etc/mtab~ file exists.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple race conditions in the (1) mount.cifs and (2) umount.cifs programs in Samba 3.6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (mounting outage) via a SIGKILL signal during a time window when the /etc/mtab~ file exists.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.32%

23.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Samba	Samba	3.6.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	4.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	5.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742907Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=810f7e4e0f2dbcbee0294d9b371071cb08268200
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/30/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742907Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=810f7e4e0f2dbcbee0294d9b371071cb08268200
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/30/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-3585?

How severe is CVE-2011-3585?

CVE-2011-3585 has a CVSS score of 4.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3585?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST