Description
smbd in Samba 3.0.29 through 3.2.4 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary memory and cause a denial of service via crafted (1) trans, (2) trans2, and (3) nttrans requests, related to a "cut&paste error" that causes an improper bounds check to be performed.
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 | 2:3.2.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | samba | 2:3.2.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | samba | 2:3.2.5-1 | — |
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
- 32494 vdb-entry
- 32951 third-party-advisory
- 32919 third-party-advisory
- 36281 third-party-advisory
- 50230 vdb-entry
- SSRT080172 vendor-advisory
- USN-680-1 vendor-advisory
- 249087 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:027 vendor-advisory
- 1021287 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-10638 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-3277 vdb-entry
- SSA:2008-333-01 vendor-advisory
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-4314.html
- ADV-2009-2245 vdb-entry
- 32968 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-0067 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-10518 vendor-advisory
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.0.32-CVE-2008-4314.patch
- 32813 third-party-advisory