Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5871

Description

smbfs in Linux kernel 2.6.8 and other versions, and 2.4.x before 2.4.34, when UNIX extensions are enabled, ignores certain mount options, which could cause clients to use server-specified uid, gid and mode settings.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.4.x < 2.4.34; 2.6.8

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References

secunia.com/advisories/23361nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23370nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23395nvd
secunia.com/advisories/25683nvd
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233nvd
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523nvd
www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171nvd

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