CVE-2006-1864 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 66)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in smbfs in Linux 2.6.16 and earlier allows local users to escape chroot restrictions for an SMB-mounted filesystem via "..\\" sequences, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-1863.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.16% — more likely to be exploited than 66% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - SMBFS CHRoot Security Restriction Bypass | 2006-04-28 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19869
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
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