CVE-2018-10918

Medium

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active Directory Domain Controller configuration. Samba versions before 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 are vulnerable.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.2

Exploit probability—

ProductSamba

PublishedAug 22, 2018

First seenAug 22, 2018

Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference

How to fix

Update

samba samba4.7.9, 4.8.4 or later

Vendor advisories

usn.ubuntu.com/3738-1/
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
samba samba	4.7.0 ≤ v < 4.7.9, 4.8.0 ≤ v < 4.8.4	4.7.9, 4.8.4
canonical ubuntu_linux	14.04, 16.04, 18.04	—

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