CVE-2023-0225
published 2023-04-03CVE-2023-0225: A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any…
PriorityP422medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNILAN
EPSS
0.72%
53.3th percentile
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | samba | < samba 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | samba 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| msrc | azl3_samba_4.18.3-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
| samba | samba | — | — |
| samba | samba | — | — |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 | 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 | 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 | 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1 |
| samba | samba | >= 4.17.0 < 4.17.7 | 4.17.7 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
osv4.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM
vendor_msrc4.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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Microsoft
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
vendor_msrc·2023-04-11·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-0225 [MEDIUM] CWE-732 A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect thi
Red Hat
samba: AD DC "dnsHostname" attribute can be deleted by unprivileged authenticated users
vendor_redhat·2023-03-29·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-0225 [MEDIUM] CWE-732 samba: AD DC "dnsHostname" attribute can be deleted by unprivileged authenticated users
samba: AD DC "dnsHostname" attribute can be deleted by unprivileged authenticated users
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
A vulnerability was found in Samba. This security issue occurs as an incomplete access check on the dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise, unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
Statement: The samba package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8 and 9 and Red Hat Gluster is not affected by this issue as Red Hat doesn't provide the AD domain controller capability with it.
Package: samba (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: samba (Red Hat Enterprise
Debian
CVE-2023-0225: samba - A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows auth...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-0225 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-0225: samba - A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows auth...
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1)
GHSA
GHSA-cpvm-gppj-rqq7: A flaw was found in Samba
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-04-04
CVE-2023-0225 [MEDIUM] CWE-732 GHSA-cpvm-gppj-rqq7: A flaw was found in Samba
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
OSV
CVE-2023-0225: A flaw was found in Samba
osv·2023-04-03·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-0225 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-0225: A flaw was found in Samba
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0007/https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-0225.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0007/https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-0225.html
2023-04-03
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