NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting samba-client-libs package, versions <0:4.13.3-3.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-SAMBACLIENTLIBS-3294901
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed29 Oct 2020

Introduced: 29 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-14323  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 samba-client-libs to version 0:4.13.3-3.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:1647.

NVD Description

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

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in samba's Winbind service in versions before 4.11.15, before 4.12.9 and before 4.13.1. A local user could use this flaw to crash the winbind service causing denial of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1