Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session Affecting cifs-utils package, versions <0:7.5-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-CIFSUTILS-16350321
  • published3 May 2026
  • disclosed25 Mar 2025

Introduced: 25 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-2312  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-488  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 cifs-utils to version 0:7.5-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1597.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cifs-utils package and not the cifs-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in cifs-utils. When trying to obtain Kerberos credentials, the cifs.upcall program from the cifs-utils package makes an upcall to the wrong namespace in containerized environments. This issue may lead to disclosing sensitive data from the host's Kerberos credentials cache.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1