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

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 462501

Description

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

 - A heap-buffer overflow was found in the way samba clients processed extra long filename in a directory
 listing. A malicious samba server could use this flaw to cause arbitrary code execution on a samba client.
 Samba versions before 4.6.16, 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 are vulnerable. (CVE-2018-10858)

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-2018-10858

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 462501

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-2018-10858

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: 8/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10858

IAVA: 2018-A-0257-S