Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting samba-dc package, versions <0:4.10.16-9.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SAMBADC-8015151
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed29 Oct 2020

Introduced: 29 Oct 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 samba-dc to version 0:4.10.16-9.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:5439.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-dc package and not the samba-dc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.

CVSS Scores

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