CVE-2006-1863 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escape chroot restrictions in SMB-mounted filesystems via directory traversal, potentially gaining unauthorized access to restricted directories.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1863?
CVE-2006-1863 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in CIFS 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-2006-1864.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1863?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1863?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-1863 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1863 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c42v-pv88-p8gf.