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

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 464888

Description

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

 - The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in
 Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which
 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets. (CVE-2015-3223)

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-2015-3223

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 464888

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3223

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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-2015-3223

IAVA: 2016-A-0002-S