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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3951-1 (smb4k - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.2

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that a programming error in the mount helper binary of the Smb4k Samba network share browser may result in local privilege escalation.

Affected Software

Affected Software

smb4k on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.1-2~deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your smb4k packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)