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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-1863

CVE-2006-1863

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CIFS in Linux 2.6.16 and earlier allows local users to escape chroot restrictions for an SMB-mounted filesystem via "..\\" sequences, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-1864.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.17
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.6.16

Patches

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