vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5459-1 (CVE-2020-14342): cifs-utils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 9, 2020 | Jun 4, 2022 | Jan 30, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 9, 2020
Added
Jun 4, 2022
Modified
Jan 30, 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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-cifs-utils
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