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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Samba Cifs-Utils
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/pull/7 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/commit/8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00020.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5157 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-05 (vendor-advisory)
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.