CVE-2022-27239 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in cifs-utils versions up to 6.14, specifically when parsing the mount.cifs ip= command-line argument. This flaw affects various Linux distributions and related Samba components. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows local attackers to achieve root privileges with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:cifs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVE-2022-27239
May 10, 2022cifs-utils: stack-based buffer overflow mount.cifs may lead to local privilege escalation to root
Apr 27, 2022In cifs-utils through 6.14 a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing the mount.cifs ip= command-line argument could lead to local attackers gaining root privileges.
Apr 12, 2022