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Ubuntu 10.10 / 11.04 : cifs-utils vulnerabilities (USN-1226-2)
low Nessus Plugin ID 56390
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Dan Rosenberg discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly handled changes to the mtab file. A local attacker could use this issue to corrupt the mtab file, possibly leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-1678)Jan Lieskovsky discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly filtered certain strings being added to the mtab file. A local attacker could use this issue to corrupt the mtab file, possibly leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2724).
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Solution
Update the affected smbfs package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 56390
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1226-2.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/5/2011
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:smbfs
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1678, CVE-2011-2724
USN: 1226-2