CVE-2009-2948

samba: information disclosure in suid mount.cifs

Published Oct 7, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
mount.cifs in Samba 3.0 before 3.0.37, 3.2 before 3.2.15, 3.3 before 3.3.8 and 3.4 before 3.4.2, when mount.cifs is installed suid root, does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to read part of the credentials file and obtain the password by specifying the path to the credentials file and using the --verbose or -v option.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1908-1 New samba packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2935 mount.cifs in Samba 3.0 before 3.0.37, 3.2 before 3.2.15, 3.3 before 3.3.8 and 3.4 before 3.4.2, when mount.cifs is installed suid root, does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to read part of the credentials file and obtain the password by specifying the path to the credentials file and using the --verbose or -v option.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-839-1 Samba vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 7, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 1, 2009, 12:00 AM