| Name | CVE-2009-1888 |
| Description | The acl_group_override function in smbd/posix_acls.c in smbd in Samba 3.0.x before 3.0.35, 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, and 3.3.x before 3.3.6, when dos filemode is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify access control lists for files via vectors related to read access to uninitialized memory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1823-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| samba (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u6 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie, sid | 2:4.21.1+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| samba | source | etch | (not affected) | |||
| samba | source | lenny | 2:3.2.5-4lenny6 | DSA-1823-1 | ||
| samba | source | (unstable) | 2:3.3.6-1 | low |
[etch] - samba <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Successful exploitation requires that "dos filemode" is set to "yes" in smb.conf.