CVE-2018-14629
First published: Tue Nov 27 2018(Updated: )
A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3. A CNAME loop could lead to infinite recursion in the server. An unprivileged local attacker could create such an entry, leading to denial of service.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu/samba | <2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5 | 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5 |
| ubuntu/samba | <2:4.8.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 | 2:4.8.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 |
| ubuntu/samba | <2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.19 | 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.19 |
| ubuntu/samba | <4.7.12<4.8.7<4.9.3 | 4.7.12 4.8.7 4.9.3 |
| ubuntu/samba | <2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.18 | 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.18 |
| debian/samba | 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u6 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1 2:4.21.0~rc1+really4.20.3+dfsg-1 | |
| Samba | >=4.0.0<4.7.12 | |
| Samba | >=4.8.0<4.8.7 | |
| Samba | >=4.8.8<4.9.3 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =18.10 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106022
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14629
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00005.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4345
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-14629.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-14629
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14629
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3827-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3827-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14629
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14629
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14629
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2018-14629?
CVE-2018-14629 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability which can lead to service interruptions.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14629?
To mitigate CVE-2018-14629, upgrade to Samba versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, or 4.9.3 or later.
What versions of Samba are affected by CVE-2018-14629?
Samba versions prior to 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3 are affected by CVE-2018-14629.
Who can exploit CVE-2018-14629?
An unprivileged local attacker could exploit CVE-2018-14629 to create a denial of service condition.
What systems are vulnerable to CVE-2018-14629?
CVE-2018-14629 affects various Ubuntu and Debian versions of Samba prior to the patched releases.
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- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/remedy
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/references
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/event
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- agent/author
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/softwarecombine
- package-manager/ubuntu
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/samba
- canonical/samba
- version/samba/4.0.0
- version/samba/4.8.0
- version/samba/4.8.8
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/ubuntu linux
- version/ubuntu linux/12.04
- version/ubuntu linux/14.04
- version/ubuntu linux/16.04
- version/ubuntu linux/18.04
- version/ubuntu linux/18.10
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian gnu/linux
- version/debian gnu/linux/8.0
- version/debian gnu/linux/9.0