CVE-2019-14902: Medium severity Samba Samba vulnerability

Published Jan 21, 2020
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Updated

Last updated 18 August 2025

Other sources

There is an issue in all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, where the removal of the right to create or modify a subtree would not automatically be taken away on all domain controllers.

Launchpad

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Samba Samba>=4.0.0<4.9.18
Samba Samba>=4.10.0<4.10.12
Samba Samba>=4.11.0<4.11.5
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/samba
2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u62:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u72:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u32:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u12:4.22.6+dfsg-0+deb13u12:4.23.6+dfsg-1

Event History

Jan 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Feb 21, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·11:26 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:26 PM
Description
Mar 1, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·11:33 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-14902.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14902?

The severity of CVE-2019-14902 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.4.

3

Which versions of Samba are affected by CVE-2019-14902?

All Samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all Samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12, and all Samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18 are affected.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-14902?

To fix CVE-2019-14902, update to Samba version 4.11.5 or later for Samba 4.11.x, version 4.10.12 or later for Samba 4.10.x, and version 4.9.18 or later for Samba 4.9.x.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-14902?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-14902 at the following references: [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14902), [NetApp Security Advisory](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0001/), [Synology Security Advisory](https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_01).

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