🛡️ ALSA-2026:39575 — cifs-utils
Description
Important: cifs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
The SMB/CIFS protocol is a standard file sharing protocol widely deployed on Microsoft Windows machines. The cifs-utils packages contain tools for mounting shares on Linux using the SMB/CIFS protocol. The tools in this package work in conjunction with support in the kernel to allow one to mount a SMB/CIFS share onto a client and use it as if it were a standard Linux file system.
Security Fix(es):
- cifs-utils: local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall (CVE-2026-12505)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- add sssd method for mapping SID to UID/GID in man page of mount.cifs [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-41059)
- Update the mount.cifs man page to match the 3*echo_interval reconnection timeout (JIRA:AlmaLinux-80397)
- cifs-utils: regression with kerberos mount [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-192933)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
ALSA-2026:39575 is recorded against 3 packages.
- cifs-utils (fixed in 7.0-5.el8_10)
- cifs-utils-devel (fixed in 7.0-5.el8_10)
- pam-cifscreds (fixed in 7.0-5.el8_10)
Timeline and source
Published on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
access.redhat.com (Advisory)
access.redhat.com (Report)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Report)
errata.almalinux.org (Advisory)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cifs-utils | — | 7.0-5.el8_10 |
| cifs-utils-devel | — | 7.0-5.el8_10 |
| pam-cifscreds | — | 7.0-5.el8_10 |
References
Similar Threats
- Unknown ALSA-2026:39576
- Unknown ECHO-384f-89a4-ea70
- Unknown DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12505
- Unknown ECHO-9cf0-966b-4f31
- Unknown CLSA-2026-1778015406
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