Ken Fallon

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Linux kernel versions prior to 3.9.6 **Description** The issue is caused by an off-by-one error in the `build unc path to root` function in `fs/cifs/connect.c`, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and system crash. This can be triggered via a DFS share mount operation that uses an unexpected DFS referral name length. **Recommendations** For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.9.6, update to version 3.9.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting DFS share mount operations to minimize the risk of exploitation.