Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.11.1+dfsg-2

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 462155

Description

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

- A flaw was found in the samba client, all samba versions before samba 4.11.2, 4.10.10 and 4.9.15, where a
malicious server can supply a pathname to the client with separators. This could allow the client to
access files and folders outside of the SMB network pathnames. An attacker could use this vulnerability to
create files outside of the current working directory using the privileges of the client user.
(CVE-2019-10218)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.11.1+dfsg-2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2019-10218

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 462155

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: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10218

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 10/29/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10218

IAVA: 2019-A-0407-S