Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2023-34968
A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.
EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Samba
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:4.18.6-1.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.15.5-15.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.17.5-5.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:4.18.6-100.el9
- Red Hat Storage 3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-34968?
- CVE-2023-34968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Sent Data. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-34968?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.