Use after free in Red Hat samba
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
There is a use-after-free issue in all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, essentially due to a call to realloc() while other local variables still point at the original buffer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | samba | all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5; all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12; all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- samba VendorRed Hat Affected all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5; all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12; all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9.0 to before 4.9.18; 4.10.0 to before 4.10.12; 4.11.0 to before 4.11.5 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Synology |
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Synology |
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:skynas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Synology |
| cpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Synology |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.0 to before 4.9.18; 4.10.0 to before 4.10.12; 4.11.0 to before 4.11.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:synology:directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Synology
- cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Synology
- cpe:2.3:a:synology:skynas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Synology
- cpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Synology
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat samba — openSUSE-SU-2020:0122
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-11110 Out-of-bounds read in Red Hat sambaPriority LOW 35
- TI-2019-11106 Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 27
- Advisory ·
Red Hat samba — FEDORA-2020-f92cd0e72b
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-11110 Out-of-bounds read in Red Hat sambaPriority LOW 35
- TI-2019-11106 Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 27
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- Advisory ·
Red Hat samba — FEDORA-2020-6bd386c7eb
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-11110 Out-of-bounds read in Red Hat sambaPriority LOW 35
- TI-2019-11106 Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 27
- Advisory ·
Red Hat samba — USN-4244-1
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-11110 Out-of-bounds read in Red Hat sambaPriority LOW 35
- TI-2019-11106 Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 27
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Storage 3
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19344
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-932g-58jj-wp5q
References
Advisory 9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-19344
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-19344.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0001/
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_01
- USN-4244-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0122
- FEDORA-2020-6bd386c7eb
- FEDORA-2020-f92cd0e72b
- GLSA-202003-52
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Sources
- CVE-2019-19344 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-19344 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-932g-58jj-wp5q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-19344 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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