In cifs-utils through 6.14, a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing the mount.cifs ip= command-line argument could lead to local attackers gaining root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00069.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a n/a affected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:samba:cifs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:suse:caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:enterprise_storage:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:enterprise_storage:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_point_of_service:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_proxy:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_proxy:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_retail_branch_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_retail_branch_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud_crowbar:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud_crowbar:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12.0:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:-:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:sp1:*:*:espos:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:sp2:*:*:espos:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15.0:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:rancher:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:business_critical_linux:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:*:sap:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:business_critical_linux:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:espos:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp4:*:*:-:sap:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp4:*:*:espos:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:*:sap:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:sap:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:-:*:*:espos:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:-:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp1:*:*:business_critical_linux:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp2:*:*:business_critical_linux:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hp:helion_openstack:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cifs-utils-0:7.0-1.el8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 RHBA-2023:3052 2023-05-16T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3009-1 cifs-utils security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5157-1 cifs-utils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-31748 In cifs-utils through 6.14, a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing the mount.cifs ip= command-line argument could lead to local attackers gaining root privileges.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5459-1 cifs-utils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7688-1 cifs-utils vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Linux_CIFS_Utils_and_Samba cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15025 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197216 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/pull/7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/pull/7/commits/955fb147e97a6a74e1aaa65766de91e2c1479765 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00020.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WBOLMANBYJILXQKRRK7OCR774PXJAYY/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HXKZLJYJJEC3TIBFLXUORRMZUKG5W676/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIYZ4L6SLSYJQ446VJAO2VGAESURQNSP/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27239 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-05 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27239 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5157 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00112}

 epss

{'score': 0.00103}

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00101}

 epss

{'score': 0.00112}

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:25:32.591Z

Reserved: 2022-03-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-27239

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-27T14:15:09.203

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:55:28.487

Link: CVE-2022-27239

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-04-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-27239 - Bugzilla

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