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cifs-utils — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1586

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.

Products
cifs-utils
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2:5.3-2
CVEs
CVE-2012-1586
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1586

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Aug 2012, 23:55 UTC

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1586

cifs-utils

Fixed versions: 2:5.3-2

cifs-utils

Fixed versions: 2:5.3-2

cifs-utils

Fixed versions: 2:5.3-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1586",
  "method": "structured",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417154,
  "published_at": "2012-08-27T23:55:01.507+00:00"
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