CVE-2006-5871
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.3% (25th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5855)
- Published
- December 11, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5855 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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