Improper Input Validation Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.8.4+dfsg-1
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- published16 Aug 2018
- disclosed22 Aug 2018
Introduced: 16 Aug 2018
CVE-2018-1140 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 samba to version 2:4.8.4+dfsg-1 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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
A missing input sanitization flaw was found in the implementation of LDP database used for the LDAP server. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service against a samba server, used as a Active Directory Domain Controller. All versions of Samba from 4.8.0 onwards are vulnerable
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1140
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13374
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-1140.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1140
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180814-0001/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1140
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105082