SB2012051407 - Information disclosure in cifs-utils (Alpine package)
Published: May 14, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012051407
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1586)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.