Debian dsa-6567 : cifs-utils - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 366504

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6567 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6567-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 16, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : cifs-utils CVE ID : CVE-2026-12505 CVE-2026-104715 Debian Bug : 1140422

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in cifs-utils, the Common Internet File System utilities, which could result in privilege escalation.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 2:7.4-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cifs-utils packages.

For the detailed security status of cifs-utils please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cifs-utils

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the cifs-utils packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 366504

File Name: debian_DSA-6567.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/16/2026

Updated: 10/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.41

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-104715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-12505

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cifs-utils

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-104715, CVE-2026-12505

IAVB: 2026-B-0164, 2026-B-0298

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