USN-7688-1: cifs-utils Ubuntu

Vulnerability summary

USN-7688-1 is a vulnerability in cifs-utils Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 07-08-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

cifs-utils vulnerabilities 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)

No weakness data has been published for this record.