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SUSE: CVE-2017-8849: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-8849: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/18/2017
Modified
01/26/2018

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)

  • suse-upgrade-smb4k
  • suse-upgrade-smb4k-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-smb4k-debugsource
  • suse-upgrade-smb4k-doc
  • suse-upgrade-smb4k-lang

References

  • DLA-1002-1
  • DSA-3951
  • 98690
  • 98737
  • GLSA-201705-14
  • CVE-2017-8849

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