CVE-2025-2312: cifs-utils
CVSS: 5.9v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesMGASA-2025-0176SUSE-SU-2025:1381-1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2312USN-7536-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2312
Published 25-03-2025Last modified 25-03-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-2312 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in cifs-utils. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 44 · Related 44SUSE-SU-2025:01614-1SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1SUSE-SU-2025:01640-1SUSE-SU-2025:01707-1SUSE-SU-2025:01919-1SUSE-SU-2025:01951-1SUSE-SU-2025:01964-1SUSE-SU-2025:01967-1SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1SUSE-SU-2025:20206-1SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1SUSE-SU-2025:20283-1USN-7384-1USN-7384-2USN-7448-1USN-7468-1USN-7585-1USN-7585-2USN-7585-3USN-7585-4USN-7585-5USN-7585-6USN-7585-7USN-7591-1USN-7591-2USN-7591-3USN-7591-4USN-7591-5USN-7591-6USN-7592-1USN-7593-1USN-7595-1USN-7595-2USN-7595-3USN-7595-4USN-7595-5USN-7602-1USN-7605-1USN-7605-2USN-7606-1USN-7628-1USN-7640-1USN-7653-1USN-7655-1
Timeline
- 25-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in cifs-utils. When trying to obtain Kerberos credentials, the cifs.upcall program from the cifs-utils package makes an upcall to the wrong namespace in containerized environments. This issue may lead to disclosing sensitive data from the host's Kerberos credentials cache.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.9Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.21%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu138 products
- cifs-utilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2:6.9-1ubuntu0.3 | < 2:6.14-1ubuntu0.2 | < 2:7.0-2ubuntu0.1
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-218.238 | < 5.15.0-142.152 | < 6.8.0-62.65
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1147.157 | < 5.15.0-1086.93 | < 6.8.0-1030.32
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse4 products
- cifs-utils&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 6.15-150400.3.12.1
- cifs-utils&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 6.15-150400.3.12.1
- cifs-utils&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 6.15-150400.3.12.1
- cifs-utils&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6< 6.15-150400.3.12.1
Cifs-utils1 product
- cifs-utils< 7.2
Debian1 product
- cifs-utilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2:7.2-1
Mageia1 product
- cifs-utils< 7.0-1.1.mga9
Opensuse1 product
- cifs-utils&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 6.15-150400.3.12.1
6 vendors · 146 products