Vulnerability · Published Jul 20, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-34968Samba: spotlight server-side share path disclosure
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | ctdb | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ctdb | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libnetapi | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libnetapi | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libnetapi-devel | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libnetapi-devel | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsmbclient | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsmbclient | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsmbclient-devel | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsmbclient-devel | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwbclient | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwbclient | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwbclient-devel | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwbclient-devel | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-samba | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-samba | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-samba-dc | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-samba-dc | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-samba-devel | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-samba-devel | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-samba-test | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-samba-test | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-client | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-client | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-client-libs | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-client-libs | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-common | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-common | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-common-libs | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-common-libs | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-common-tools | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-common-tools | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-dc-libs | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-dc-libs | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-dcerpc | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-dcerpc | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-devel | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-devel | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-krb5-printing | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-krb5-printing | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-ldb-ldap-modules | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-ldb-ldap-modules | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-libs | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-libs | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-pidl | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-pidl | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-test | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-test | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-test-libs | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-test-libs | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-tools | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-tools | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-usershares | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-usershares | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-vfs-iouring | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-vfs-iouring | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-winbind | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-winbind | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-winbind-clients | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-winbind-clients | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-winbind-krb5-locator | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-winbind-krb5-locator | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-winbind-modules | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-winbind-modules | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | samba-winexe | 4.18.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7139 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | samba-winexe | 4.18.6-100.el9 | ALSA-2023:6667 |
| Debian:12 | samba | 2:4.17.10+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5477-1 |
| Debian:12 | samba | 2:4.17.10+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34968 |
| Debian:13 | samba | 2:4.18.5+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34968 |
| Debian:14 | samba | 2:4.18.5+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34968 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | evolution-mapi | 0:3.28.3-8.el8 | RLSA-2023:7139 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | openchange | 0:2.3-32.el8 | RLSA-2023:7139 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | samba | 2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.2 | USN-6238-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | samba | 2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34968 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Storage 3 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-201 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2023:6667 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:7139 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:0423 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:0580 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34968 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2222795 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-34968.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPCSGND7LO467AJGR5DYBGZLTCGTOBCC/ x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OT74M42E6C36W7PQVY3OS4ZM7DVYB64Z/ x_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0010/ x_transferred
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5477 x_transferred