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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.1.9+dfsg-1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 457843

Description

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

 - The sys_recvfrom function in nmbd in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.24, 4.0.x before 4.0.19, and 4.1.x before
 4.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a
 malformed UDP packet. (CVE-2014-0244)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.1.9+dfsg-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2014-0244

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457843

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: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0244

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 6/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0244