4.4
Medium
CVE-2020-14342 It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to…
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cifs-utils | 6.11 | No fix stated |
References
- lists.samba.org lists.samba.org
- bugzilla.redhat.com bugzilla.redhat.com
- GLSA-202009-16 security.gentoo.org
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1579 lists.opensuse.org
- FEDORA-2020-ea0b9caac3 lists.fedoraproject.org
- FEDORA-2020-cfdd73f1b4 lists.fedoraproject.org
Timeline
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