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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.3.6+dfsg-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 464257

Description

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

 - The SMB1 implementation in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before
 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4 allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary ACLs by using a
 UNIX SMB1 call to create a symlink, and then using a non-UNIX SMB1 call to write to the ACL content.
 (CVE-2015-7560)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.3.6+dfsg-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2015-7560

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 464257

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7560

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 3/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7560