SB2020070239 - Ubuntu update for samba 



SB2020070239 - Ubuntu update for samba

Published: July 2, 2020 Updated: April 23, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020070239
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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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.