Packages
- cifs-utils - Common Internet File System utilities
Details
Aurélien Aptel discovered that cifs-utils invoked a shell when requesting a
password. In certain environments, a local attacker could possibly use this
issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14342)
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly used host credentials when
mounting a krb5 CIFS file system from within a container. An attacker
inside a container could possibly use this issue to obtain access to
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-20208)
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly handled certain command-line
arguments. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain root
privileges. (CVE-2022-27239)
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly handled verbose logging. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. (
Aurélien Aptel discovered that cifs-utils invoked a shell when requesting a
password. In certain environments, a local attacker could possibly use this
issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-14342)
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly used host credentials when
mounting a krb5 CIFS file system from within a container. An attacker
inside a container could possibly use this issue to obtain access to
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-20208)
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly handled certain command-line
arguments. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain root
privileges. (CVE-2022-27239)
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly handled verbose logging. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2022-29869)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | cifs-utils – 2:6.4-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | cifs-utils – 2:6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 | ||
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