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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: samba (CVE-2020-14383)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 296041

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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-2020-14383 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in samba's DNS server. An authenticated user could use this flaw to the RPC server to crash. This RPC server, which also serves protocols other than dnsserver, will be restarted after a short delay, but it is easy for an authenticated non administrative attacker to crash it again as soon as it returns. The Samba DNS server itself will continue to operate, but many RPC services will not.
 (CVE-2020-14383)

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-2020-14383

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 296041

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2020-14383.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: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14383

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:N/I:N/A:H

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/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14383

IAVA: 2020-A-0508-S