CVE-2015-7560

Description

The SMB1 implementation in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4 allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary ACLs by using a UNIX SMB1 call to create a symlink, and then using a non-UNIX SMB1 call to write to the ACL content.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.07% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84267 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00081.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00063.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00090.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05121842 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035220 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178764.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00064.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-7560.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11648 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178730.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00092.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00065.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2922-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3514 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7560?
CVE-2015-7560 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7560?
To fix CVE-2015-7560, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7560 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7560 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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