CVE-2020-14318 Information disclosure in samba

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An authenticated user can bypass permission checks to access restricted file and directory information in Samba.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-14318?

CVE-2020-14318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 3 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in the way samba handled file and directory permissions. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to certain file and directory information which otherwise would be unavailable to the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14318?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Storage, Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14318?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2020-14318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Enterprise Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-14318, AZL-36988, AZL-7347, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14318, ECHO-9330-3b56-575c, GHSA-9qj5-fxqg-6g9p and 1 more.

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