Samba version 4.0.0 up to 4.5.2 is vulnerable to privilege elevation due to incorrect handling of the PAC (Privilege Attribute Certificate) checksum. A remote, authenticated, attacker can cause the winbindd process to crash using a legitimate Kerberos ticket. A local service with access to the winbindd privileged pipe can cause winbindd to cache elevated access permissions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade samba | Sep 20, 2017 | May 11, 2017 |
| Amazon_linux | — | — | May 31, 2017 | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 11, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade samba4-commonUpgrade samba-dcUpgrade samba4-testUpgrade samba-glusterfsUpgrade samba-swatUpgrade samba-winbind-clientsUpgrade samba-clientUpgrade samba4-pidlUpgrade samba-develUpgrade libwbclientUpgrade samba-docUpgrade samba-testUpgrade samba-common-toolsUpgrade samba-pythonUpgrade samba-libsUpgrade samba4-libsUpgrade libsmbclient-develUpgrade samba-client-libsUpgrade sambaUpgrade samba-winbind-krb5-locatorUpgrade samba4-winbind-clientsUpgrade samba4Upgrade samba-commonUpgrade samba-winbind-modulesUpgrade samba4-dcUpgrade samba-debuginfoUpgrade libsmbclientUpgrade samba-winbind-develUpgrade samba-dc-libsUpgrade libwbclient-develUpgrade samba4-develUpgrade samba4-pythonUpgrade samba-vfs-glusterfsUpgrade samba-common-libsUpgrade samba4-winbind-krb5-locatorUpgrade samba4-dc-libsUpgrade samba-pidl | May 24, 2017 | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade samba | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade samba4Upgrade samba42Upgrade samba43Upgrade samba41Upgrade samba45Upgrade samba36Upgrade samba44 | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 26, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libsmbclient-develUpgrade samba-domainjoin-guiUpgrade samba4-commonUpgrade ctdb-testsUpgrade samba-pythonUpgrade samba-docUpgrade samba4-develUpgrade samba4-pythonUpgrade samba4-libsUpgrade samba-libsUpgrade sambaUpgrade libwbclient-develUpgrade samba-client-libsUpgrade samba-winbindUpgrade libsmbclientUpgrade samba-krb5-printingUpgrade samba-swatUpgrade samba4-winbind-krb5-locatorUpgrade samba-testUpgrade samba4-testUpgrade libwbclientUpgrade samba-pidlUpgrade samba-winbind-modulesUpgrade samba-clientUpgrade samba-vfs-glusterfsUpgrade samba4-dcUpgrade samba-common-toolsUpgrade samba4-winbindUpgrade samba-dc-libsUpgrade ctdbUpgrade samba-glusterfsUpgrade samba-test-libsUpgrade samba-develUpgrade samba-winbind-krb5-locatorUpgrade samba4-dc-libsUpgrade samba-commonUpgrade samba4-pidlUpgrade samba4-winbind-clientsUpgrade samba4-clientUpgrade samba-winbind-clientsUpgrade samba-common-libsUpgrade samba-winbind-develUpgrade samba-dcUpgrade samba4 | Mar 28, 2017 | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure | — | Update Pulse Connect Secure to version 8.1R14Update Pulse Connect Secure to version 8.3R5Update Pulse Connect Secure to version 9.0R1Update Pulse Connect Secure to version 8.2R11 | Oct 28, 2020 | May 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade samba4-commonUpgrade ctdb-testsUpgrade samba-dc-libsUpgrade sambaUpgrade samba-winbind-develUpgrade samba-winbind-clientsUpgrade samba-dcUpgrade samba4-testUpgrade samba-swatUpgrade samba4-winbind-krb5-locatorUpgrade libsmbclientUpgrade samba-common-toolsUpgrade samba-common-libsUpgrade samba-winbindUpgrade samba4-dc-libsUpgrade libwbclient-develUpgrade samba4-pythonUpgrade samba-docUpgrade samba-client-libsUpgrade samba-winbind-krb5-locatorUpgrade samba-winbind-modulesUpgrade samba-glusterfsUpgrade samba-pythonUpgrade samba-clientUpgrade samba4-develUpgrade samba4-dcUpgrade samba-testUpgrade samba4-libsUpgrade samba-krb5-printingUpgrade samba4-pidlUpgrade samba4-clientUpgrade libwbclientUpgrade samba-develUpgrade ctdbUpgrade samba4Upgrade samba-libsUpgrade libsmbclient-develNo solution existsUpgrade samba-pidlUpgrade samba-debuginfoUpgrade samba-domainjoin-guiUpgrade samba-test-libsUpgrade samba-vfs-glusterfsUpgrade samba4-winbind-clientsUpgrade samba-commonUpgrade samba4-debuginfoUpgrade samba4-winbind | Mar 21, 2017 | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Samba | — | Upgrade to Samba version 4.5.3Upgrade to Samba version 4.4.8Upgrade to Samba version 4.3.13 | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libtalloc2-x86Upgrade libsamba-errors0Upgrade libndr-nbt0Upgrade ctdbUpgrade libsmbconf0-32bitUpgrade libsmbldap2-32bitUpgrade samba-libs-python3Upgrade libsamba-hostconfig0-32bitUpgrade libsmbconf0Upgrade libwbclient-develUpgrade libldb-develUpgrade libnetapi-develUpgrade libtdb1-32bitUpgrade sambaUpgrade libsmbldap2Upgrade libndr-krb5pac-develUpgrade libwbclient0-x86Upgrade libdcerpc-samr-develUpgrade libwbclient0-32bitUpgrade libtevent-develUpgrade libsamba-passdb0-32bitUpgrade ldapsmbUpgrade libnetapi0Upgrade samba-python3Upgrade libtevent-util0Upgrade libsmbclient-raw0-32bitUpgrade samba-libs-python3-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc0Upgrade libndr0-32bitUpgrade libsmbconf-develUpgrade libsamba-util0Upgrade libsmbldap0Upgrade ctdb-develUpgrade libsamba-util-develUpgrade libdcerpc-binding0Upgrade libndr-nbt-develUpgrade libsamba-errors-develUpgrade samba-32bitUpgrade samba-winbindUpgrade libsamdb0Upgrade samba-docUpgrade samba-pythonUpgrade libsamba-credentials-develUpgrade libsamba-hostconfig0Upgrade samba-winbind-32bitUpgrade libtevent0-x86Upgrade libsmbclient0-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc0-32bitUpgrade libndr-krb5pac0-32bitUpgrade libndr-develUpgrade samba-core-develUpgrade libndr0Upgrade samba-x86Upgrade libsamba-policy-develUpgrade libsamba-policy0Upgrade libdcerpc-develUpgrade libsmbsharemodes0Upgrade samba-cephUpgrade libsmbclient-raw-develUpgrade libtevent-util0-32bitUpgrade libsmbldap0-32bitUpgrade libndr-krb5pac0Upgrade samba-libs-32bitUpgrade libndr1Upgrade libndr1-32bitUpgrade samba-test-develUpgrade libsmbsharemodes-develUpgrade libsamdb-develUpgrade libtalloc-develUpgrade libsamba-util0-32bitUpgrade libtdb1Upgrade libgensec0-32bitUpgrade libsamba-passdb0Upgrade libregistry0Upgrade libsmbclient-raw0Upgrade libsamba-credentials0-32bitUpgrade libtevent0-32bitUpgrade samba-testUpgrade libtevent-util-develUpgrade samba-client-x86Upgrade libsmbclient0-x86Upgrade samba-kdcUpgrade libsamdb0-32bitUpgrade libsamba-credentials0Upgrade samba-clientUpgrade libsamba-hostconfig-develUpgrade libdcerpc-binding0-32bitUpgrade libgensec0Upgrade libdcerpc0Upgrade samba-develUpgrade libsmbclient-develUpgrade libsmbldap-develUpgrade libtalloc2Upgrade libldb1Upgrade samba-dsdb-modulesUpgrade libndr-standard-develUpgrade libsmbclient0Upgrade libtdb1-x86Upgrade libsamba-policy-python3-develUpgrade libsamba-errors0-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc-develUpgrade libgensec-develUpgrade libsamba-passdb-develUpgrade libtevent0Upgrade libtdb-develUpgrade libtalloc2-32bitUpgrade libnetapi0-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-samr0Upgrade samba-client-32bitUpgrade libsamba-policy0-python3Upgrade libndr-standard0-32bitUpgrade libregistry-develUpgrade samba-krb-printingUpgrade samba-winbind-x86Upgrade samba-libsUpgrade libndr-standard0Upgrade libwbclient0Upgrade libndr-nbt0-32bit | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Suse Suse | — | Upgrade libtdb1-32bitUpgrade libsmbldap0-debuginfoUpgrade libwbclient0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libndr0-debuginfoUpgrade samba-winbind-32bitUpgrade libsamba-credentials-develUpgrade libnetapi0-debuginfoUpgrade libndr0Upgrade libsmbconf0Upgrade libsmbconf-develUpgrade libsmbclient-develUpgrade libdcerpc0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade samba-winbind-x86Upgrade samba-debuginfoUpgrade libtevent-util0-32bitUpgrade libsmbldap0Upgrade libsmbclient0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamdb0Upgrade libsamba-passdb0-32bitUpgrade libsamba-errors-develUpgrade libsamba-policy0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libregistry0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-samr0-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc0Upgrade samba-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsmbclient-raw0-32bitUpgrade samba-pidlUpgrade libsamba-policy0-debuginfoUpgrade libsmbclient-raw0Upgrade libndr-nbt0-debuginfoUpgrade libsmbsharemodes0Upgrade libsamdb0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamba-util0-debuginfoUpgrade libndr-krb5pac0-32bitUpgrade samba-debugsourceUpgrade libsmbconf0-32bitUpgrade libsmbclient-raw0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsamba-util-develUpgrade libsamba-errors0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsamba-errors0Upgrade libnetapi0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-samr0-debuginfoUpgrade libdcerpc-binding0Upgrade samba-core-develUpgrade ctdb-testsUpgrade libtevent-util0Upgrade libtevent-develUpgrade libdcerpc-develUpgrade samba-32bitUpgrade libwbclient0-debuginfoUpgrade libwbclient0-32bitUpgrade libndr-standard0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libndr-krb5pac-develUpgrade samba-docUpgrade libwbclient-develUpgrade libtalloc-develUpgrade libsamba-passdb0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamba-hostconfig0Upgrade libndr-nbt-develUpgrade ctdbUpgrade samba-x86Upgrade libwbclient0-x86Upgrade samba-client-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libtevent0-x86Upgrade libtalloc2Upgrade libsamba-policy0Upgrade libsamba-hostconfig0-32bitUpgrade samba-winbind-debuginfoUpgrade samba-develUpgrade libwbclient0Upgrade libndr-krb5pac0-debuginfoUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc0-32bitUpgrade libndr-krb5pac0Upgrade samba-winbindUpgrade libsmbclient0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsamba-hostconfig0-debuginfoUpgrade samba-pythonUpgrade libnetapi0Upgrade libndr-nbt0Upgrade samba-libs-32bitUpgrade libgensec0Upgrade libdcerpc0-debuginfoUpgrade libtalloc2-x86Upgrade ctdb-tests-debuginfoUpgrade libsmbldap-develUpgrade libsmbconf0-debuginfoUpgrade libsmbldap0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade sambaUpgrade libsamba-credentials0-debuginfoUpgrade libgensec0-32bitUpgrade samba-winbind-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsmbldap0-32bitUpgrade libsamba-passdb0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade ctdb-debuginfoUpgrade libndr-standard0-32bitUpgrade libtevent-util0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libldb-develUpgrade libdcerpc-binding0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade samba-client-debuginfoUpgrade libgensec0-debuginfoUpgrade ldapsmbUpgrade libndr-develUpgrade libtevent0Upgrade libdcerpc0-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamba-util0-32bitUpgrade libgensec-develUpgrade libdcerpc-samr-develUpgrade ctdb-develUpgrade libsamba-errors0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamba-errors0-32bitUpgrade libsamba-credentials0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libndr-standard0Upgrade libndr-standard-develUpgrade libldb1Upgrade libdcerpc-samr0Upgrade libsmbclient0-32bitUpgrade libsamdb0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsamdb-develUpgrade libndr0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsamba-policy0-32bitUpgrade libregistry0-debuginfoUpgrade libdcerpc-samr0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade samba-testUpgrade samba-client-x86Upgrade samba-client-32bitUpgrade samba-clientUpgrade libtevent-util-develUpgrade libtalloc2-32bitUpgrade libnetapi-develUpgrade libdcerpc-atsvc-develUpgrade samba-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libtdb-develUpgrade libsmbsharemodes-develUpgrade libsamba-passdb-develUpgrade libregistry0Upgrade libregistry-develUpgrade libdcerpc-binding0-debuginfoUpgrade libndr-krb5pac0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc0Upgrade libndr-nbt0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade samba-test-debuginfoUpgrade libgensec0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libdcerpc-binding0-32bitUpgrade samba-test-develUpgrade samba-libs-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libtdb1-x86Upgrade libsmbclient0-x86Upgrade libsamba-util0Upgrade libsamba-credentials0-32bitUpgrade libtdb1Upgrade libndr0-32bitUpgrade libndr-nbt0-32bitUpgrade libtevent0-32bitUpgrade libtevent-util0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamba-credentials0Upgrade libnetapi0-32bitUpgrade libregistry0-32bitUpgrade libsmbconf0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsmbclient0Upgrade libsamba-policy-develUpgrade libsamba-hostconfig0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsmbclient-raw0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamdb0-32bitUpgrade samba-python-debuginfoUpgrade samba-libsUpgrade samba-krb-printingUpgrade libsmbclient-raw-develUpgrade libndr-standard0-debuginfoUpgrade libsamba-hostconfig-develUpgrade libsamba-util0-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libsamba-passdb0 | Jul 28, 2017 | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libsmbclientUpgrade winbindUpgrade samba | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 |
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