CVE-2017-8849: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• SMB4K Project SMB4K: up to and including 2.0.0

Published 2017-05-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.