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CVE-2023-34968

Samba: spotlight server-side share path disclosure

Published: Jul 20, 2023Updated: Dec 6, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-201
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-201NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 14 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6667
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7139
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0423
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Timeline

Published
Jul 20, 2023
Last Updated
Dec 6, 2024

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