UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10918

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10918

    Published: 14 Aug 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-10918
    Aliases:
    USN-3738-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10918, https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-10918.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3738-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10918

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: samba

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/samba@2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.2

    Affected versions

    2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High