Echo: samba: security update to 2:3.4.5~dfsg-2

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455248

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.4.5 and earlier does not verify that the (1) device
name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a
denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string. (CVE-2010-0547)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:3.4.5~dfsg-2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2010-0547

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 455248

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-0547

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0547