CVE-2023-34968
Samba: spotlight server-side share path disclosure
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Jul 20, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 20, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 7, 2023
Description
A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRed Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Storage 3Red Hat |
References
- RHSA-2023:6667vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2023:7139vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:0423vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:0580vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34968vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2222795issue-tracking
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-34968.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPCSGND7LO467AJGR5DYBGZLTCGTOBCC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OT74M42E6C36W7PQVY3OS4ZM7DVYB64Z/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0010/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5477
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