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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: samba (CVE-2023-0614)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295868

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of samba installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-0614 advisory.

 - The fix in 4.6.16, 4.7.9, 4.8.4 and 4.9.7 for CVE-2018-10919 Confidential attribute disclosure vi LDAP filters was insufficient and an attacker May be able to obtain confidential BitLocker recovery keys from a Samba AD DC. (CVE-2023-0614)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0614

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295868

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-0614.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0614

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsmbclient-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:ctdb, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-dcerpc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libwbclient-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind-krb5-locator, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-test-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-client, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-common-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-test, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-samba-test, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-vfs-glusterfs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libwbclient, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-krb5-printing, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsmbclient, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-common-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libnetapi, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-pidl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-client-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libnetapi-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-samba, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind-clients, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-winbind-modules, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:samba-vfs-cephfs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0614

IAVA: 2023-A-0167-S