Debian DSA-4271-1 : samba - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 111706

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba, a SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues :

- CVE-2018-10858 Svyatoslav Phirsov discovered that insufficient input validation in libsmbclient allowed a malicious Samba server to write to the client's heap memory.

- CVE-2018-10919 Phillip Kuhrt discovered that Samba when acting as an Active Domain controller disclosed some sensitive attributes.

Solution

Upgrade the samba packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2:4.5.12+dfsg-2+deb9u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111706

File Name: debian_DSA-4271.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/15/2018

Updated: 8/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10858

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:samba, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10858, CVE-2018-10919

DSA: 4271

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