samba — security advisory
The winbind_name_list_to_sid_string_list function in nsswitch/pam_winbind.c in Samba through 4.1.2 handles invalid require_membership_of group names by accepting authentication by any user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's pam_winbind configuration-file mistake.
- Products
- samba
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-6150
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The winbind_name_list_to_sid_string_list function in nsswitch/pam_winbind.c in Samba through 4.1.2 handles invalid require_membership_of group names by accepting authentication by any user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's pam_winbind configuration-file mistake.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6150
samba
Fixed versions: 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1
samba
Fixed versions: 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1
samba
Fixed versions: 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1
Complete source record
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