SB2021092335 - Fedora 34 update for cifs-utils
Published: September 23, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021092335
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20208)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in cifs-utils. A local user when mounting a krb5 CIFS file system from within a container can use Kerberos credentials of the host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.