Cifs-Utils Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:39576)
This is a security release for AlmaLinux 9. Update the product on every affected server to the patched release — there is no workaround, and unpatched servers remain exposed until updated.
Fix-Befehle
EL8+ (AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/Rocky)
sudo dnf updateWas das unter einer SharedLicense-Lizenz bedeutet
cifs-utils on AlmaLinux 9 is the exposure surface; the advisory's own severity data tops out at CVSS 7.8 (CWE-250).
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…
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-07-16
Description:
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):
* cifs-utils: regression with kerberos mount [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-192982)
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.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture | Package | Checksum |
| aarch64 | cifs-utils-7.6-2.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | 9113b326393b451f1a2fc8af4bb693126fe79789e32e56fd4df5bc532fd2293a |
| aarch64 | pam_cifscreds-7.6-2.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | 98e3b5b9969bf60decb55ab0a0777814135445dbb1c122effe628c299db4c2c6 |
| aarch64 | cifs-utils-devel-7.6-2.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | a752dd604c1a425ee27b7f08c02395a06159f4670cbad533ce34e566fbb74b2e |
| i686 | cifs-utils-devel-7.6-2.el9_8.i686.rpm | bcfaeb41780b14783d19b831cc0d652a49b8d96a7801e2cc18a11e312cc48e3b |
| ppc64le | pam_cifscreds-7.6-2.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | 6a8f3cd86de540474334d71a92c8a6aa9de71e209255a37d86ab030e7192a59b |
| ppc64le | cifs-utils-devel-7.6-2.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | a8af3bb4b85dd4c965b08bc49311ffa9c8452ce5422597ec25ec92e9bb9f9b38 |
| ppc64le | cifs-utils-7.6-2.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | ff68e3f768487253e4ee250a2ef3128d4d85a1c5c7e94e15de6110cf3bb13f5e |
| s390x | cifs-utils-devel-7.6-2.el9_8.s390x.rpm | 4f465e6b1c8e3b69acc08d7c8f35f5adab6c69d92bafce5ace18f0b3a58ca3c6 |
| s390x | cifs-utils-7.6-2.el9_8.s390x.rpm | 8aa582ba9fc079ee88ebc4b5060862e64d2b7cc9ceda7b975e60242084a741f3 |
| s390x | pam_cifscreds-7.6-2.el9_8.s390x.rpm | 8dcab3b0dfd12b8b079a941943af198c6bc57266d2932283a860154bca4ef6b0 |
| x86_64 | cifs-utils-devel-7.6-2.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | 812101dffb7d49a49f4735043501000fa5de46d6f09c4801a0a4a8cba8b6a27f |
| x86_64 | pam_cifscreds-7.6-2.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | 84d746e65337d3bef62d27d48ad778b93d92bb96d2d2f7c12878d91ef1a57326 |
| x86_64 | cifs-utils-7.6-2.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | be23536d7e3e31e0ea4ca3eed6bbf6e6d710171c887868fa252534fb7db5d577 |
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
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