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CVE-2022-38023 @ Archive

Status
accepted_risk
Priority
3.21
Match score
4.0
Risk
PrivEsc MemCorrupt Remote priv:admin
CVSS
8.1 HIGH
Reason
cpe: samba; pkgs: samba, samba-common, samba-common-bin, samba-dsdb-modules, samba-libs, samba-vfs-modules; version: in-range: samba-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5, samba-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5, samba-common-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5, samba-common-bin-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5, samba-dsdb-modules-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5, samba-libs-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5; risk:priv_esc; remote
Created
2026-08-11T10:15:46Z
Updated
2026-08-22T10:16:15Z
Closed
2026-08-11T15:30:56Z

Package interrogation (copy)

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PackageCommands
samba-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5
samba-common-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5
samba-common-bin-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5
samba-dsdb-modules-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5
samba-libs-4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5
samba-vfs-modules

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SystemMatchesTicket for CVE-2022-38023
Archive samba-dsdb-modules 2:4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5 accepted_risk open
Bullseye samba-dsdb-modules 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u8 accepted_risk open
Library samba-dsdb-modules 2:4.5.16+dfsg-1+deb9u4 accepted_risk open
Saiph samba-dsdb-modules 2:4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u5 accepted_risk open
Matrix samba-dsdb-modules 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u4 none

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CVECVSSKEVSystemsStatus MatchedAlready related
CVE-2026-4408 9.0 Archive, Library, Saiph new samba-common-bin —
CVE-2022-37966 8.1 Archive, Bullseye, Library, Saiph accepted_risk samba-common-bin —
CVE-2026-3644 7.5 Library accepted_risk samba —
CVE-2026-4224 7.5 Library accepted_risk samba —
CVE-2026-7210 7.5 Library accepted_risk samba → CVE-2026-15308
CVE-2026-15308 7.5 Library accepted_risk samba —
CVE-2022-37967 7.2 Archive, Bullseye, Library, Saiph not_applicable samba-common-bin → CVE-2022-37966

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Host OS / kernel

OS
Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) (10) · debian
Arch
x86_64
kernel_release
uname -r → 5.10.0-25-amd64
kernel_version
uname -v → #1 SMP Debian 5.10.191-1 (2023-08-16)

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System Status Priority Updated
Library accepted_risk 4.43 2026-08-22T10:16:15Z Open
Bullseye accepted_risk 3.21 2026-08-22T10:16:15Z Open
Saiph accepted_risk 3.21 2026-08-22T10:16:15Z Open

Description

Netlogon RPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Determination

Vulnerability: Weak RC4/HMAC-MD5 in Netlogon Secure Channel
Impact: Elevation of privilege / man-in-the-middle on Netlogon traffic
Affected: All Samba versions that support Netlogon with RC4 (essentially all versions prior to the 2022/2023 fixes)
Fixed upstream: 4.15.13 / 4.16.8 / 4.17.4
Practical notes / Mitigation
Even without upgrading you can mitigate the issue by forcing rejection of MD5-based Netlogon:

ini# In /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
    reject md5 clients = yes
    reject md5 servers = yes

Then restart Samba:
Bash: 
systemctl restart smbd nmbd winbind
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Mitigation log

2026-08-11T15:21:52Z — affects
Vulnerability: Weak RC4/HMAC-MD5 in Netlogon Secure Channel Impact: Elevation of privilege / man-in-the-middle on Netlogon traffic Affected: All Samba versions that support Netlogon with RC4 (essentially all versions prior to the 2022/2023 fixes) Fixed upstream: 4.15.13 / 4.16.8 / 4.17.4
2026-08-11T15:23:16Z — mitigating
Practical notes / Mitigation Even without upgrading you can mitigate the issue by forcing rejection of MD5-based Netlogon: ini# In /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] reject md5 clients = yes reject md5 servers = yes Then restart Samba: Bash: systemctl restart smbd nmbd winbind
2026-08-11T15:30:56Z — accepted_risk
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References

NVD: CVE-2022-38023