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CVE-2006-5871 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523	CVE
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523	[email protected]
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.4.33 2.6.8
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.33:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 12, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]