Google: net-fs/cifs-utils: security update to 17523.0.0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 454546

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A flaw was found in cifs-utils in versions before 6.13. A user when mounting a krb5 CIFS file system from
within a container can use Kerberos credentials of the host. The highest threat from this vulnerability is
to data confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2021-20208)

Solution

Update the net-fs/cifs-utils library and its related packages to version 17523.0.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 454546

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.21

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20208

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20208

Detections

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