Description
The winbindd daemon in Samba 3.0.21 to 3.0.21c writes the machine trust account password in cleartext in log files, which allows local users to obtain the password and spoof the server in the domain.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | samba | 3.0.22-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | samba | 3.0.22-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | samba | 3.0.22-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cifs-utils | 6.13-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10683-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | samba | 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11365-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11365-1 ctdb-4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10683-1 cifs-utils-6.13-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 19468 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2006-259 vendor-advisory
- 24263 vdb-entry
- 17314 vdb-entry
- 2006-0018 vendor-advisory
- 19455 third-party-advisory
- 19539 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-1179 vdb-entry
- 1015850 vdb-entry
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CAN-2006-1059.html
- 20060330 [SECURITY] Samba 3.0.21-3.0.21c: Exposure of machine account credentials in winbindd log files mailing-list
- samba-logfile-account-cleartext(25575) vdb-entry