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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.7.4+dfsg-2

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 459672

Description

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

 - On a Samba 4 AD DC the LDAP server in all versions of Samba from 4.0.0 onwards incorrectly validates
 permissions to modify passwords over LDAP allowing authenticated users to change any other users'
 passwords, including administrative users and privileged service accounts (eg Domain Controllers).
 (CVE-2018-1057)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.7.4+dfsg-2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-1057

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 459672

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1057

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 3/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1057

IAVA: 2018-A-0074-S