CVE-2020-25718: High severity samba vulnerability

Published Nov 3, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was found in the way samba, as an Active Directory Domain Controller, is able to support an RODC (read-only domain controller). This would allow an RODC to print administrator tickets.

Other sources

As per upstream advisory:

Samba as an Active Directory Domain Controller is able to support an RODC, which is meant to have minimal privileges in a domain.

However, in accepting a ticket from a Samba or Windows RODC, Samba was not confirming that the RODC is authorized to print such a ticket, via the msDS-NeverRevealGroup and msDS-RevealOnDemandGroup (typically "Allowed RODC Replication Group" and "Denied RODC Replciation Group").

This would allow an RODC to print administrator tickets.

Red Hat

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/samba<4.15.2
4.15.2
redhat/samba<4.14.10
4.14.10
redhat/samba<4.13.14
4.13.14
debian/samba
2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u62:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u12:4.21.1+dfsg-2
Samba>=4.0.0<4.13.14
Samba>=4.14.0<4.14.10
Samba>=4.15.0<4.15.2
fedoraproject fedora=35

Event History

Nov 9, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Feb 18, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:46 PM
Description
Sep 24, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:21 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-25718?

CVE-2020-25718 is a vulnerability found in Samba, which allows an RODC (read-only domain controller) to print administrator tickets.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25718?

The severity of CVE-2020-25718 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2020-25718?

Samba versions 4.0.0 to 4.13.14 and 4.14.0 to 4.14.10, as well as Fedora 35, are affected by CVE-2020-25718.

4

How do I fix CVE-2020-25718?

To fix CVE-2020-25718, update your Samba software to version 4.13.14, 4.14.10, or 4.15.2.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-25718?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-25718 on the Red Hat Bugzilla, Gentoo GLSA, and Samba websites.

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