CVE-2022-27239
7.8CVSSHIGH
Description
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Linux_CIFS_Utils_and_Samba
wiki.robotz.com
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15025
bugzilla.samba.org
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197216
bugzilla.suse.com
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Timeline
Published
Apr 27, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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