SB2020070239 - Ubuntu update for samba
Published: July 2, 2020 Updated: April 23, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10730)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Samba AD DC LDAP Server with ASQ, VLV and paged_results. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack by triggering a NULL pointer dereference or us-after-free error.
2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10745)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing NBT and DNS replies. A remote attacker can send a name in the reply to a NBT or DNS request and consume excessive CPU resources, resulting in denial of service conditions.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10760)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Samba AD DC Global Catalog with paged_results and VLV. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the LDAP server, trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.