CVE-2020-14323

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in samba's Winbind service in versions before 4.11.15, before 4.12.9 and before 4.13.1. A local user could use this flaw to crash the winbind service causing denial of service.

Categories

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: n/a Samba
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1891685 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2020-14323.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00008.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00012.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JE2M4FE3N3EDXVG4UKSVFPL7SQUGFFDP/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0001/ third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6HM73N4NEGFW5GIJJGGP6ZZBS6GTXPB/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00041.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-24 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00015.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14323?
CVE-2020-14323 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14323?
To fix CVE-2020-14323, 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-2020-14323 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-14323 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-14323?
CVE-2020-14323 affects n/a Samba.
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