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> USN-8496-3: cifs-utils vulnerability

[SOURCE] Ubuntu Security Notices [DATE: 13/07/2026 12:33] [LANGUAGE: EN]
USN-8496-1 fixed vulnerabilities in cifs-utils. The update caused a regression and was backed out in USN-8496-2. This update reintroduces the security fix, along with a fix for the regression. Original advisory details: It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly dropped root privileges before looking up user information. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user.
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