Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6353.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-6353
Upstream
Published
2020-09-09T12:15:11Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:32:10.298643Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2020-14342 affecting package cifs-utils for versions less than 6.8-6
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / cifs-utils

Package

Name
cifs-utils
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/cifs-utils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.8-6

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6353.json"