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Echo: samba: security update to 2:3.6.4-1

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462190

Description

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

 - The RPC code generator in Samba 3.x before 3.4.16, 3.5.x before 3.5.14, and 3.6.x before 3.6.4 does not
 implement validation of an array length in a manner consistent with validation of array memory allocation,
 which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call. (CVE-2012-1182)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:3.6.4-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2012-1182

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 462190

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.42

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2012

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Samba SetInformationPolicy AuditEventsInfo Heap Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1182

IAVB: 2012-B-0045-S