Missing Authorization Affecting libnetapi package, versions <2:4.17.8-0.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBNETAPI-5671766
  • published8 Jun 2023
  • disclosed17 Jan 2023

Introduced: 17 Jan 2023

CVE-2018-14628  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libnetapi to version 2:4.17.8-0.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-206.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libnetapi package and not the libnetapi package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

An information leak vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server. Due to missing access control checks, an authenticated but unprivileged attacker could discover the names and preserved attributes of deleted objects in the LDAP store.

CVSS Base Scores

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