Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.13.2+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-SAMBA-1023635
  • published29 Oct 2020
  • disclosed3 Dec 2020

Introduced: 29 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-14318  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable samba to version 2:4.13.2+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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the way samba handled file and directory permissions. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to certain file and directory information which otherwise would be unavailable to the attacker.

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