Improper Access Control The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package samba (opens in a new tab)
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- published26 Jan 2022
- disclosed13 Mar 2016
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Mar 2016
CVE-2015-7560 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade samba to version 4.1.23, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.0-rc4 or higher.
Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The SMB1 implementation in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4 allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary ACLs by using a UNIX SMB1 call to create a symlink, and then using a non-UNIX SMB1 call to write to the ACL content.