Information disclosure in Samba Cifs-utils

CVE-2022-29869

cifs-utils through 6.14, with verbose logging, can cause an information leak when a file contains = (equal sign) characters but is not a valid credentials file.

EPSS: 0.019 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29869?
CVE-2022-29869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba Cifs-utils, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-29869?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.