Description
Memory leak in smbd in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by making many connection requests.
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 | 2:3.6.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | samba | 2:3.6.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | samba | 2:3.6.3-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | samba | 4.5.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1 ctdb-4.5.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 47763 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0515 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0502 vendor-advisory
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.6.3.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-0817
- FEDORA-2012-1098 vendor-advisory
- 48879 third-party-advisory