mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary…
Priority LOW 12CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00729 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2012:0902 Released 2012-06-19 · Red Hat rating Lowcifs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) cifs-utils-4.8.1-10.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) cifs-utils-4.8.1-10.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) cifs-utils-4.8.1-10.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) cifs-utils-4.8.1-10.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0902 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0902 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0902 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0902 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1586
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm5w-chj8-22cj
References
More Debian Cifs-utils vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-02275 Stack-based buffer overflow in cifskey.c or cifscreds.c in cifs-utils before 6.4, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-1586 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1586 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm5w-chj8-22cj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-1586 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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