Updated cifs-utils packages fix a security vulnerability

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: Local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall. CVE-2026-12505...

OESA-2026-3031 cifs-utils security update

The in-kernel CIFS filesystem is generally the preferred method for mounting SMB/CIFS shares on Linux. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in cifs-utils. When trying to obtain Kerberos credentials, the cifs.upcall program from the cifs-utils package makes an upcall to the wrong namespace in...

OESA-2026-3030 cifs-utils security update

The in-kernel CIFS filesystem is generally the preferred method for mounting SMB/CIFS shares on Linux. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in cifs-utils. When trying to obtain Kerberos credentials, the cifs.upcall program from the cifs-utils package makes an upcall to the wrong namespace in...

OESA-2026-3029 cifs-utils security update

The in-kernel CIFS filesystem is generally the preferred method for mounting SMB/CIFS shares on Linux. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in cifs-utils. When trying to obtain Kerberos credentials, the cifs.upcall program from the cifs-utils package makes an upcall to the wrong namespace in...

OESA-2026-3028 cifs-utils security update

The in-kernel CIFS filesystem is generally the preferred method for mounting SMB/CIFS shares on Linux. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled...

AlmaLinux 9 : cifs-utils (ALSA-2026:39576)

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:39576 advisory. cifs-utils: local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall CVE-2026-12505 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: cifs-utils: regression wit...

Important: cifs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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...

RHEL 8 : cifs-utils (RHSA-2026:39575)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:39575 advisory. The SMB/CIFS protocol is a standard file sharing protocol widely deployed on Microsoft Windows machines. The cifs-utils packages contain tools for...

Low: cifs-utils

Issue Overview: No CVE associated with this advisory Affected Packages: cifs-utils Issue Correction: Run dnf update cifs-utils --releasever 2023.12.20260706 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1927 --releasever 2023.12.20260706 to update your system. More information on how to update your syst...

cifs-utils security update

An update is available for cifs-utils. This update affects Rocky Linux 10. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list The SMB/CIFS protocol is a standard file sharing protocol widely deployed...

RLSA-2026:32990 Important: cifs-utils security update

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...

Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: CBL-Mariner Releases (CVE-2026-12505)

The version of CBL-Mariner Releases installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2026-12505 advisory. - A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop...

RHEL 10 : cifs-utils (RHSA-2026:32990)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:32990 advisory. The SMB/CIFS protocol is a standard file sharing protocol widely deployed on Microsoft Windows machines. The cifs-utils packages contain tools for...

cifs-utils: local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted requestkey payload to trick the root-own...

Cifs-utils: local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall

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CVE-2026-12505

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted requestkey payload to trick the root-own...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12505

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted requestkey payload to trick the root-own...

CVE-2026-12505

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted requestkey payload to trick the root-own...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12505

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted requestkey payload to trick the root-own...

CVE-2026-12505

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted requestkey payload to trick the root-own...