Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting samba package, versions <2:3.2.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-SAMBA-18022149
  • published20 Jul 2026
  • disclosed27 Aug 2008

Introduced: 27 Aug 2008

CVE-2008-3789  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest samba to version 2:3.2.3-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Samba 3.2.0 uses weak permissions (0666) for the (1) group_mapping.tdb and (2) group_mapping.ldb files, which allows local users to modify the membership of Unix groups.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1