Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.893009
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3009-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cifs-utils' package(s) announced via the DLA-3009-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cifs-utils' package(s) announced via the DLA-3009-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A couple of vulnerabilities were found in src:cifs-utils, a Common Internet File System utilities, and are as follows:

CVE-2022-27239

In cifs-utils, a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing the mount.cifs ip= command-line argument could lead to local attackers gaining root privileges.

CVE-2022-29869

cifs-utils, with verbose logging, can cause an information leak when a file contains = (equal sign) characters but is not a valid credentials file.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2:6.7-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cifs-utils packages.

For the detailed security status of cifs-utils please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'cifs-utils' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-27239
Debian Security Information: DSA-5157 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5157
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WBOLMANBYJILXQKRRK7OCR774PXJAYY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HXKZLJYJJEC3TIBFLXUORRMZUKG5W676/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIYZ4L6SLSYJQ446VJAO2VGAESURQNSP/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-05
http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Linux_CIFS_Utils_and_Samba
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15025
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197216
https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/pull/7
https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/pull/7/commits/955fb147e97a6a74e1aaa65766de91e2c1479765
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00020.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-29869
https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/commit/8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.