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CVE-2015-5252

vfs.c in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, when share names with certain substring relationships exist, allo…

Impact

vfs.c in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, when share names with certain substring relationships exist, allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a symlink that points outside of a share.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
SambaSamba
from 3.0.0 before 4.1.22
from 4.2.0 before 4.2.7
from 4.3.0 before 4.3.3
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References