samba: Incorrect ACL get/set allowed on symlink path
Published Mar 13, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.94%
Description
The SMB1 implementation in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4 allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary ACLs by using a UNIX SMB1 call to create a symlink, and then using a non-UNIX SMB1 call to write to the ACL content.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
samba-0:3.6.23-25.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
samba4-0:4.0.0-68.el6_7.rc4
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0449
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
samba-0:4.2.3-12.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0448
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
samba-0:4.2.4-15.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0447
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
samba-0:4.2.4-15.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0447
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
samba
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
samba3x
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | samba-0:3.6.23-25.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | samba4-0:4.0.0-68.el6_7.rc4 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | samba-0:4.2.3-12.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0448 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | samba-0:4.2.4-15.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0447 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | samba-0:4.2.4-15.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0447 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba3x | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.94% (0.12938) | 96.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.70% (0.12701) | 95.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 3.69% (0.03692) | 87.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 5.09% (0.05088) | 89.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 4.07% (0.04074) | 88.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.20% (0.06199) | 90.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 87.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.14% (0.07140) | 85.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.95% (0.04952) | 88.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 68.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 67.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 62.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178730.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178764.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00063.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00064.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00081.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00092.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3514 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84267 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035220 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2922-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7560 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1309992 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11648 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05121842 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7560
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7560
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-7560.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.