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TI-2020-11189 Aliases CVE-2020-14318GHSA-9qj5-fxqg-6g9p

Improper privilege management in samba

Priority LOW 23CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0154 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—sambasamba 4.11.15, samba 4.12.9, samba 4.13.1—No fix listedCNA
  • samba Vendor— Affected samba 4.11.15, samba 4.12.9, samba 4.13.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 to before 4.11.15; 4.12.0 to before 4.12.9; 4.13.0 to before 4.13.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 to before 4.11.15; 4.12.0 to before 4.12.9; 4.13.0 to before 4.13.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:3723 Released 2021-10-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    samba security, bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Gluster 3.5 Samba on RHEL-7 ctdb-4.11.6-112.el7rhgs, libsmbclient-4.11.6-112.el7rhgs, libsmbclient-devel-4.11.6-112.el7rhgs +18
  • RHSA-2021:1647 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libsmbclient-devel-4.13.3-3.el8, libwbclient-devel-4.13.3-3.el8, samba-devel-4.13.3-3.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) openchange-2.3-27.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) ctdb-4.13.3-3.el8, ctdb-tests-4.13.3-3.el8, libsmbclient-4.13.3-3.el8 +19
  • RHSA-2020:5439 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    samba security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libwbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9, samba-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libwbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, samba-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libwbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, samba-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libsmbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9.ppc, libwbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libsmbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9.ppc, libwbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Resilient Storage (v. 7) ctdb-4.10.16-9.el7_9, ctdb-tests-4.10.16-9.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libwbclient-4.10.16-9.el7_9, samba-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, libwbclient-devel-4.10.16-9.el7_9, samba-dc-4.10.16-9.el7_9 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1647
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1647
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1647
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Resilient Storage (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5439
Red Hat Gluster 3.5 Samba on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2021:3723
Red Hat Gluster 3.5 Samba on RHEL-8Fixed—

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14318
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qj5-fxqg-6g9p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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