Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 3.x before 3.5.21, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users by leveraging knowledge of a password and composing requests that perform SWAT actions.
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 | 2:3.6.6-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | samba | 2:3.6.6-5 | — |
| Debian 12 | samba | 2:3.6.6-5 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | samba | 2:3.5.6~dfsg-3squeeze9 | DSA-2617-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | samba +11 | 3.6.9-164.el6 | RHSA-2013:1542 |
| RHEL 5 | samba +5 | 3.0.33-3.40.el5_10 | RHSA-2014:0305 |
| RHEL 5 | samba3x +7 | 3.6.6-0.136.el5 | RHSA-2013:1310 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | samba | 4.5.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2013:1542 Red Hat Security Advisory: samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2013:1310 Red Hat Security Advisory: samba3x security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2014:0305 Red Hat Security Advisory: samba security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2617-1 samba - several issues Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1 ctdb-4.5.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- SUSE-SU-2013:0326 vendor-advisory
- 89627 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0281 vendor-advisory
- 57631 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0277 vendor-advisory
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-0214
- SUSE-SU-2013:0519 vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993
- RHSA-2014:0305 vendor-advisory
- USN-2922-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2617 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1310 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1542 vendor-advisory