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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.18

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-SAMBA-357493
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed28 Nov 2018
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Introduced: 28 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-14629  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 samba to version 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.18 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba package and not the samba package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3. A CNAME loop could lead to infinite recursion in the server. An unprivileged local attacker could create such an entry, leading to denial of service.