CVE-2020-14342
Medium
Description
It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Samba Cifs-utils
PublishedSep 9, 2020
First seenSep 9, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-77Command injection
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| samba cifs-utils | 5.6 ≤ v ≤ 6.10 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 32, 33 | — |
| opensuse leap | 15.1 | — |
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