Summary
USN-8496-1 fixed a vulnerability in cifs-utils. Unfortunately, the fix
introduced a regression with Kerberos mounts. This update reverts the
security update until a complete fix is available.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly dropped root privileges
before looking up user information. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | cifs-utils | 2:6.14-1ubuntu0.5 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | cifs-utils | 2:7.0-2ubuntu0.4 |
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | cifs-utils | 2:7.4-1ubuntu0.25.10.2 |
| Ubuntu · 26.04 LTS 26.04:LTS | cifs-utils | 2:7.4-1ubuntu0.26.04.2 |
References
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report
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2159053