NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.9.2+dfsg-2
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- published2 Dec 2018
- disclosed28 Nov 2018
Introduced: 28 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-16852 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 samba to version 2:4.9.2+dfsg-2 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
Samba from version 4.9.0 and before version 4.9.3 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer de-reference. During the processing of an DNS zone in the DNS management DCE/RPC server, the internal DNS server or the Samba DLZ plugin for BIND9, if the DSPROPERTY_ZONE_MASTER_SERVERS property or DSPROPERTY_ZONE_SCAVENGING_SERVERS property is set, the server will follow a NULL pointer and terminate. There is no further vulnerability associated with this issue, merely a denial of service.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16852
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16852.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106024