Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-27239 |
CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system cifs-utils-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cifs-utils-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cifs-utils Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU63956
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27239
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing the "mount.cifs ip=" command-line argument. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the command, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Update the affected package cifs-utils to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo: 11-SP4
cifs-utils-debugsource: before 5.1-0.16.3.1
cifs-utils-debuginfo: before 5.1-0.16.3.1
cifs-utils: before 5.1-0.16.3.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-202214951-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.