Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting samba-common package, versions <0:4.17.5-2.0.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-SAMBACOMMON-5600319
  • published16 May 2023
  • disclosed1 Sept 2022

Introduced: 1 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-1615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-330  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 samba-common to version 0:4.17.5-2.0.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2987.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-common package and not the samba-common package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Samba, GnuTLS gnutls_rnd() can fail and give predictable random values.

CVSS Base Scores

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