SB2022051177 - openEuler update for cifs-utils

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29869)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the stderr function when verbose logging is configured. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27239)

The 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1626