vulnerability
Samba CVE-2015-7560: Incorrect ACL get/set allowed on symlink path, Out-of-bounds read in internal DNS server.
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 13, 2016
Added
Mar 24, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
samba-upgrade-4_1_23samba-upgrade-4_2_9samba-upgrade-4_3_6samba-upgrade-4_4_0rc4
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