CVE-2019-14902 json
There is an issue in all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.9.x versions before…
published 2020-01-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6007
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
There is an issue in all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, where the removal of the right to create or modify a subtree would not automatically be taken away on all domain controllers.
Patch / fix
- samba samba 4.9.18, 4.10.12, 4.11.5
- samba Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:4.11.5+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14902
- samba Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.15
- samba Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:4.11.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14902
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- samba SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 +1 more 4.10.17+git.203.862547088ca-3.14.1
- ldb SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.5.8-3.5.1
- samba SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 +4 more 4.7.11+git.218.58b95cbfc0f-4.37.1
- samba SLE Module for Python 2 15 SP1, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1, SLE High Availability Extension 15 SP1 +1 more 4.9.5+git.243.e76c5cb3d97-3.21.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:2673-1SUSE-SU-2020:0224-1SUSE-SU-2020:0223-1
- samba openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1
- samba openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.9.5+git.243.e76c5cb3d97-lp151.2.15.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11365-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0122-1
- samba Alpine 3.10 4.10.12-r0
- samba Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 4.11.5-r0
- samba Alpine 3.9, Alpine 3.8 4.8.12-r2
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-14902
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2019-14902 updated cvss 5.4
samba: Replication of ACLs set to inherit down a subtree on AD Directory not automatic
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 samba Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 samba, samba4, samba4-dc, samba-swat, samba4-libs, samba4-pidl, +17 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ctdb, samba, samba-dc, ctdb-tests, samba-libs, samba-pidl, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 ctdb, samba, libnetapi, ctdb-tests, samba-libs, samba-pidl, +24 more Red Hat Storage 3 ctdb, samba, samba-dc, ctdb-tests, samba-libs, samba-pidl, +21 more Red Hat Virtualization 4 sambanot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- [UNKNOWN] samba
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4244-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00055.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GQ6U65I2K23YJC4FESW477WL55TU3PPT/
vendor-advisory
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ACZVNMIFQGGXNJPMHAVBN3H2U65FXQY/
vendor-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202003-52
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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samba.org
/samba/security/CVE-2019-14902.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14902
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20200122-0001/
third-party-advisory
-
synology.com
/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_01
third-party-advisory
-
lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00023.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00013.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-14902
- NVD CVE-2019-14902
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