Cryptographic Issues Affecting samba-libs package, versions <0:4.6.2-11.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SAMBALIBS-2517415
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-12151  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 samba-libs to version 0:4.6.2-11.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2790.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-libs package and not the samba-libs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the way samba client before samba 4.4.16, samba 4.5.14 and samba 4.6.8 used encryption with the max protocol set as SMB3. The connection could lose the requirement for signing and encrypting to any DFS redirects, allowing an attacker to read or alter the contents of the connection via a man-in-the-middle attack.