vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2020-14342: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 9, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 9, 2020
Added
Sep 24, 2020
Modified
Jan 28, 2025
Description
It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-cifs-utilssuse-upgrade-cifs-utils-develsuse-upgrade-pam_cifscreds
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