MGASA-2017-0171

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    MGASA-2017-0171

    Published: 14 Jun 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8849

    Summary: Updated smb4k packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Smb4k contains a logic flaw in which mount helper binary does not properly verify the mount command it is being asked to run. This allows calling any other binary as root since the mount helper is typically installed as suid (CVE-2017-8849).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0171.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20844, https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: smb4k

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/smb4k?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.3-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High