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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2020-6487 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5459-1 | cifs-utils vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7688-1 | cifs-utils vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T12:39:36.529Z
Reserved: 2020-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-14342
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-09T12:15:11.210
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:03:03.067
Link: CVE-2020-14342
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN