Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-27840
CVE-2020-27840
Description
A flaw was found in samba. Spaces used in a string around a domain name (DN), while supposed to be ignored, can cause invalid DN strings with spaces to instead write a zero-byte into out-of-bounds memory, resulting in a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Affected products
67- samba/sambadescription
- osv-coords65 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/apparmor&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/krb5&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/krb5-mini&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/ldb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/ldb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/ldb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libapparmor&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/samba&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/samba&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/samba&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/sssd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/talloc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/talloc-man&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/tdb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/tevent&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/tevent-man&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/apparmor&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/apparmor&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/apparmor&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/ldb&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/libapparmor&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/libapparmor&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/talloc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/talloc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/talloc-man&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/tdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tevent&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/tevent&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tevent-man&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3
< 2.13.6-150300.3.11.2+ 64 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150300.8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150300.8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.12-lp152.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.1-150300.3.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.0-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.14+git.247.8c858f7ee14-lp152.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.6+git.211.555d60b24ba-3.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.1-150300.23.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-150300.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.11.0-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.11.0-150300.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150300.8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150300.8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150300.8.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.1-150300.3.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.12-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.1-150300.3.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.6-150300.3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.6+git.211.555d60b24ba-3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.14+git.247.8c858f7ee14-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.6+git.211.555d60b24ba-3.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.14+git.247.8c858f7ee14-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.6+git.211.555d60b24ba-3.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.14+git.247.8c858f7ee14-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.6+git.211.555d60b24ba-3.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5+git.432.d9b18c4f390-3.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.1-150300.23.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.1-150300.23.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-150300.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.11.0-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.11.0-150300.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.11.0-150300.3.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLZ74IF2N75VQSIHBL4B3P5WKWQCXSRY/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5J3B6PN5XMXF3OHYBNHDKZ3XFSUGY4L/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXP3ONIY6MB4C5LDZV4YL5KJCES3UX24/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-22mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4884mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00036.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210326-0007/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2020-27840.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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