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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-8849: Smb4K: Arbitrary command execution as root

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-8849: Smb4K: Arbitrary command execution as root

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
11/06/2017

Description

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-smb4k

References

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