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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463527

Description

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

 - The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before
 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges
 during creation of machine accounts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access
 restrictions by leveraging the existence of a domain with both a Samba DC and a Windows DC, a similar
 issue to CVE-2015-2535. (CVE-2015-8467)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2015-8467

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 463527

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

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8467

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: 12/16/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8467

IAVA: 2016-A-0002-S