cifs-utils up to 6.14 mount.cifs ip stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cifs-utils up to 6.14. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file mount.cifs. Performing a manipulation of the argument ip results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-27239. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in cifs-utils up to 6.14. This affects an unknown function of the file mount.cifs. The manipulation of the argument ip with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2022. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-27239 since 03/18/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 249258 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : cifs-utils vulnerabilities (USN-7688-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (249258) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-31748). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 249258
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : cifs-utils vulnerabilities (USN-7688-1)

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

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03/18/2022 🔍
04/28/2022 +40 days 🔍
04/28/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2026 +1476 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198597
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2022 09:34
Updated: 05/13/2026 16:38
Changes: 04/28/2022 09:34 (39), 04/30/2022 09:58 (1), 08/15/2025 15:17 (16), 05/13/2026 16:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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