CVE-2015-8467

Publication date 16 December 2015

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges during creation of machine accounts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the existence of a domain with both a Samba DC and a Windows DC, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2535.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
samba 17.04 zesty
Fixed 2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
15.10 wily
Fixed 2:4.1.17+dfsg-4ubuntu3.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 2:4.1.13+dfsg-4ubuntu3.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
samba4 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

4.0.0 to 4.3.2 (related to Microsoft issue CVE-2015-2535)

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
samba

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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