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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: heimdal / samba (CVE-2022-3116)

high Nessus Plugin ID 215399

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of heimdal / samba installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-3116 advisory.

 - The Heimdal Software Kerberos 5 implementation is vulnerable to a null pointer dereferance. An attacker with network access to an application that depends on the vulnerable code path can cause the application to crash. (CVE-2022-3116)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3116

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 215399

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2022-3116.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3116

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:heimdal-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsmbclient-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:ctdb, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:heimdal-workstation, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-dcerpc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:heimdal-server, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libwbclient-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:heimdal-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind-krb5-locator, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-test-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-client, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-common-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:heimdal-path, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-samba-test, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-test, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-vfs-glusterfs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libwbclient, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-krb5-printing, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsmbclient, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-common-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libnetapi, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-pidl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-client-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libnetapi-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-samba, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind-clients, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind-modules, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-vfs-cephfs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3116