SB2021041375 - SUSE update for cifs-utils
Published: April 13, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021041375
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20208)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in cifs-utils. A local user when mounting a krb5 CIFS file system from within a container can use Kerberos credentials of the host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.