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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.3.7+dfsg-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461856

Description

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

 - The NETLOGON service in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.11, 4.3.x before 4.3.8, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2, when
 a domain controller is configured, allows remote attackers to spoof the computer name of a secure
 channel's endpoint, and obtain sensitive session information, by running a crafted application and
 leveraging the ability to sniff network traffic, a related issue to CVE-2015-0005. (CVE-2016-2111)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.3.7+dfsg-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-2111

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 461856

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

Percentile: 97.25

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2111

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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: 4/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2111

IAVA: 2016-A-0095-S