Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-32743
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect default permissions in samba. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Samba does not validate the Validated-DNS-Host-Name right for the dNSHostName attribute which could permit unprivileged users to write it.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | samba | 4.17.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | samba | 4.17.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | samba | 4.17.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | samba | 4.17.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | samba | 4.17.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Debian:12 | samba | 2:4.17.2+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Debian:13 | samba | 2:4.17.2+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Debian:14 | samba | 2:4.17.2+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32743 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | samba | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-32743 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-276