Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting samba package, versions <4.21.9-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE322-SAMBA-13864725
  • published10 Nov 2025
  • disclosed15 Oct 2025

Introduced: 15 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-9640  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.22 samba to version 4.21.9-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba package and not the samba package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Samba, in the vfs_streams_xattr module, where uninitialized heap memory could be written into alternate data streams. This allows an authenticated user to read residual memory content that may include sensitive data, resulting in an information disclosure vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

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