CVE-2015-7560
A flaw was found in the way Samba handled ACLs on symbolic links. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to an arbitrary file or directory by overwriting its ACL.
Find out more about CVE-2015-7560 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (samba) | RHSA-2016:0448 | 2016-03-15 |
| Red Hat Gluster 3 Samba on RHEL-7 (samba) | RHSA-2016:0447 | 2016-03-15 |
| Red Hat Gluster 3 Samba on RHEL-6 (samba) | RHSA-2016:0447 | 2016-03-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (samba4) | RHSA-2016:0449 | 2016-03-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (samba) | RHSA-2016:0448 | 2016-03-15 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba3x | Will not fix |