RLSA-2026:39576
- Source
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:39576
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2026:39576.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/RLSA-2026:39576
- Upstream
- Published
- 2026-07-15T12:03:43.176942Z
- Modified
- 2026-07-15T12:30:04.897736111Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Important: cifs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Details
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The SMB/CIFS protocol is a standard file sharing protocol widely deployed on Microsoft Windows machines. The cifs-utils packages contain tools for mounting shares on Linux using the SMB/CIFS protocol. The tools in this package work in conjunction with support in the kernel to allow one to mount a SMB/CIFS share onto a client and use it as if it were a standard Linux file system.
Security Fix(es):
- cifs-utils: local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall (CVE-2026-12505)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- cifs-utils: regression with kerberos mount [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-192982)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
- References
- Credits
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- Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
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- Red Hat
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Affected packages
Rocky Linux:9 / cifs-utils
Package
- Name
- cifs-utils
- Purl
- pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/cifs-utils?distro=rocky-linux-9&epoch=0