vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-14342): cifs-utils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 9, 2020 | Jun 4, 2022 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 9, 2020
Added
Jun 4, 2022
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-cifs-utilsubuntu-upgrade-cifs-utils
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