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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.8.4+dfsg-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458545

Description

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

 - A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database
 layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active Directory Domain
 Controller configuration. Samba versions before 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 are vulnerable. (CVE-2018-10918)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.8.4+dfsg-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-10918

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458545

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:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10918

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: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: 8/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10918

IAVA: 2018-A-0257-S