CVE-2022-29869
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 28, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:40 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraCifs Utils
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
cifs-utils through 6.14, with verbose logging, can cause an information leak when a file contains = (equal sign) characters but is not a valid credentials file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 6.15
Affected range stops below 6.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/commit/8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379
- https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/pull/7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WBOLMANBYJILXQKRRK7OCR774PXJAYY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HXKZLJYJJEC3TIBFLXUORRMZUKG5W676/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIYZ4L6SLSYJQ446VJAO2VGAESURQNSP/
References (8)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/piastry/cifs-utils/commit/8acc963a2e7e9d63fe1f2e7f73f5a03f83d9c379Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00020.htmlVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5157CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-532
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