Information disclosure in cifs-utils - CVE-2022-29869
Published: April 29, 2022 / Updated: June 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62702
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29869
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Distrotech
Affected software:
cifs-utils
cifs-utils
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29869
Install update from vendor's website.