NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting samba-devel package, versions <0:4.13.3-3.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-SAMBADEVEL-5652063
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed18 May 2021

Introduced: 18 May 2021

CVE-2020-14323  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 samba-devel to version 0:4.13.3-3.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:1647.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-devel package and not the samba-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in samba's Winbind service in versions before 4.11.15, before 4.12.9 and before 4.13.1. A local user could use this flaw to crash the winbind service causing denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1