Missing Authorization Affecting samba-common-libs package, versions <0:4.2.3-11.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SAMBACOMMONLIBS-5097781
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2015

Introduced: 16 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-5299  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 samba-common-libs to version 0:4.2.3-11.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0006.

NVD Description

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

The shadow_copy2_get_shadow_copy_data function in modules/vfs_shadow_copy2.c in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not verify that the DIRECTORY_LIST access right has been granted, which allows remote attackers to access snapshots by visiting a shadow copy directory.

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