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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-8849 EUVD-2017-17791GHSA-r2c6-g9q3-2m7j

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Published May 17, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: smb4k Package: smb4k Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 smb4k 1.2.1-2 —
Debian 13 smb4k 1.2.1-2 —
Debian 8 smb4k 1.2.1-2~deb8u1 DSA-3951-1
Debian 7 smb4k 1.2.1-2~deb7u1 DLA-1002-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS smb4k No fix yet —

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed smb4k 4.0.5-1.2 openSUSE-SU-2026:10370-1

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Advisories 3

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