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Execution with Unnecessary Privileges The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package pam_cifscreds-debuginfo  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PAMCIFSCREDSDEBUGINFO-17889044
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed18 Jun 2026
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Introduced: 18 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-12505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Amazon-Linux security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Amazon-Linux:2023.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pam_cifscreds-debuginfo package and not the pam_cifscreds-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.

A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted request_key payload to trick the root-owned helper into entering a custom environment (namespace) containing a malicious NSS module. This forces the system to load the attacker's controlled NSS Module and configuration, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands as the root user, elevating their privileges and fully compromising the system.