SB2012051407 - Information disclosure in cifs-utils (Alpine package)



SB2012051407 - Information disclosure in cifs-utils (Alpine package)

Published: May 14, 2012

Security Bulletin ID SB2012051407
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1586)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.