cifs-utils up to 6.14 File debug log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in cifs-utils up to 6.14. This affects an unknown function of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes debug log file. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-29869. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cifs-utils up to 6.14. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a debug log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-534. This entry has been deprecated because its abstraction was too low-level. See CWE-532. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 04/28/2022. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29869 since 04/28/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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 the patch 8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379 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-2022-34181). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Debug log file
CWE: CWE-534 / CWE-532 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379

Timelineinfo

04/28/2022 🔍
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05/23/2026 +1486 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198613
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2022 10:02
Updated: 05/23/2026 19:33
Changes: 04/28/2022 10:02 (39), 04/30/2022 11:41 (2), 08/15/2025 15:17 (16), 05/23/2026 19:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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