QID 355418

Date Published: 2023-06-14

QID 355418: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for samba : ALAS2023-2023-206

An information leak vulnerability was discovered in samba's ldap server.
Due to missing access control checks, an authenticated but unprivileged attacker could discover the names and preserved attributes of deleted objects in the ldap store. (
( CVE-2018-14628) a user with sufficient privileges to create a computer account, such as a user granted createchild permissions for computer objects, may potentially set arbitrary values on security-sensitive attributes of specific objects stored in active directory (ad). (
( CVE-2020-25720) samba ad dc "dnshostname" attribute can be deleted by unprivileged authenticated users. (
( CVE-2023-0225) access controlled ad ldap attributes can be discovered (cve-2023-0614) samba ad dc admin tool samba-tool sends passwords in cleartext (cve-2023-0922)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-206 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 355418

    CVE-2023-0614 | CVE-2023-0225 | CVE-2018-14628 | CVE-2020-25720 | CVE-2023-0922 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2023-2023-206 amazon linux 2023 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-206.html
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