CVE-2025-2312 Affecting cifs-utils package, versions <2:7.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CIFSUTILS-9463529
  • published18 Mar 2025
  • disclosed25 Mar 2025

Introduced: 18 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2025-2312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable cifs-utils to version 2:7.2-1 or higher.

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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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