Cifs-utils: local privilege escalation via forged cifs.spnego key description in cifs.upcall
CVE-2026-12505 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by cifs-utils 2:7.4-1ubuntu0.26.04.3, released June 17, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
This update for cifs-utils fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-12505: cifs.upcall local privilege escalation via request_key-controlled namespace switch and NSS loading (bsc#1267389).
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| cifs-utils · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:7.4-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12505 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · Debian 14 | 2:7.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12505 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · RHEL 10 | 7.6-1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:32990 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · RHEL 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:39575 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · RHEL 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:39576 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:6.14-1ubuntu0.6 | cifs-utils 2:6.14-1ubuntu0.6 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:7.0-2ubuntu0.5 | cifs-utils 2:7.0-2ubuntu0.5 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:7.4-1ubuntu0.26.04.3 | cifs-utils 2:7.4-1ubuntu0.26.04.3 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · almalinux 8 | 7.0-5.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:39575 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · almalinux 9 | 7.6-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · ol 10 | 0:7.6-2.el10_2 | ELSA-2026-32990 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · ol 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-39575 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · ol 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | ELSA-2026-39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · rocky 10 | 0:7.6-1.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:32990 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · rocky 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:39575 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · rocky 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · sles 15.6 | 6.15-150400.3.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2699-1 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| cifs-utils · sles 15.7 | 6.15-150400.3.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2699-1 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:39575 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:39576 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · almalinux 8 | 7.0-5.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:39575 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · almalinux 9 | 7.6-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · ol 10 | 0:7.6-2.el10_2 | ELSA-2026-32990 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · ol 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-39575 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-devel · ol 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | ELSA-2026-39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| cifs-utils-info · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · RHEL 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:39575 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · RHEL 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:39576 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · almalinux 8 | 7.0-5.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:39575 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · almalinux 9 | 7.6-2.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · ol 10 | 0:7.6-2.el10_2 | ELSA-2026-32990 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · ol 8 | 0:7.0-5.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-39575 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds · ol 9 | 0:7.6-2.el9_8 | ELSA-2026-39576 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| pam_cifscreds-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 7.7-144.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2030 | Aug 3, 2026 |
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