git: 7c140ef034c3 - main - smbfs: caution against use in the manpage
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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:32:24 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=7c140ef034c33ab0b16b535f3d5f945dc8f71cb4 commit 7c140ef034c33ab0b16b535f3d5f945dc8f71cb4 Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-04-06 18:25:37 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-04-06 18:32:09 +0000 smbfs: caution against use in the manpage It supports only the obsolete SMBv1 protocol, is known to be buggy, and likely has security vulnerabilities. It will either be updated or removed in the future, but for now at least describe the current state in the man page. PR: 263043 MFC after: 3 days Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation --- share/man/man5/smbfs.5 | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/smbfs.5 b/share/man/man5/smbfs.5 index 5326d8192587..79eaa9b20b39 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/smbfs.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/smbfs.5 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 8, 2020 +.Dd April 6, 2022 .Dt SMBFS 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ smbfs_load="YES" .Sh DESCRIPTION The SMB driver is an implementation of the CIFS (Common Internet Filesystem) network protocol. +.Pp +.Bf -symbolic +The +.Nm +filesystem driver supports only the obsolete SMBv1 protocol. +.Nm +has known bugs and likely has security vulnerabilities. +.Nm +and userspace counterparts +.Xr smbutil 1 +and +.Xr mount_smbfs 8 +may be removed from a future version of +.Fx . +Users are advised to evaluate the +.Pa sysutils/fusefs-smbnetfs +port instead. +.Ef +.Pp .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr smbutil 1 , .Xr mount_smbfs 8