cifs-utils buffer overflow | CVE-2022-27239
NAME
cifs-utils buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
cifs-utils cifs-utils 6.14 - Risk Level:
8.4 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
cifs-utils is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by a flaw when parsing the mount.cifs ip= command-line argument. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and gain root privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Local
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to cifs-utils GIT Repository for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/65 - Reference Link:
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197216
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