CVE-2017-15275 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from Samba servers due to failure to clear allocated heap memory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-15275?

CVE-2017-15275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Samba before 4.7.3 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure of the server to clear allocated heap memory.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15275?

It affects 6 products.

Linux distribution packages (11)
samba SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3All versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3All versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSSAll versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSSAll versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATAAll versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATAAll versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4All versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4All versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4All versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4All versions3.6.3-94.8.1
samba SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4All versions3.6.3-94.8.1

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15275?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-15275 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-15275, AZL-44070, CLSA-2026-1778176200, CLSA-2026-1778493573, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15275, DLA-1183-1 and 4 more.

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