CVE-2018-10918

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active Directory Domain Controller configuration. Samba versions before 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 are vulnerable.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active Directory Domain Controller configuration. Samba versions before 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 are vulnerable.

These are all security issues fixed in the ctdb-4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

This update for samba fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were fixed:

• CVE-2018-1139: Disable NTLMv1 auth if smb.conf doesn't allow it; (bsc#1095048)
• CVE-2018-1140: ldbsearch '(distinguishedName=abc)' and DNS query with escapes crashes; (bsc#1095056)
• CVE-2018-10919: Confidential attribute disclosure via substring search; (bsc#1095057)
• CVE-2018-10858: smbc_urlencode helper function is a subject to buffer overflow; (bsc#1103411)
• CVE-2018-10918: Fix NULL ptr dereference in DsCrackNames on a user without a SPN; (bsc#1103414)

Svyatoslav Phirsov discovered that the Samba libsmbclient library incorrectly handled extra long filenames. A malicious server could use this issue to cause Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-10858)

Volker Mauel discovered that Samba incorrectly handled database output. When used as an Active Directory Domain Controller, a remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-10918)

Phillip Kuhrt discovered that the Samba LDAP server incorrectly handled certain confidential attribute values. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain certain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10919)

Vivek Das discovered that Samba incorrectly handled NTLMv1 being explicitly disabled on the server. A remote user could possibly be authenticated using NTLMv1, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1139)