USN-7826-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 October 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Samba.


Packages

  • samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix

Details

Andrew Walker discovered that Samba incorrectly initialized memory in the
vfs_streams_xattr module. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-9640)

Igor Morgenstern discovered that Samba incorrectly handled names passed to
the WINS hook program. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-10230)

Andrew Walker discovered that Samba incorrectly initialized memory in the
vfs_streams_xattr module. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-9640)

Igor Morgenstern discovered that Samba incorrectly handled names passed to
the WINS hook program. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-10230)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing samba –  2:4.22.3+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1
25.04 plucky samba –  2:4.21.4+dfsg-1ubuntu3.5
24.04 LTS noble samba –  2:4.19.5+dfsg-4ubuntu9.4
22.04 LTS jammy samba –  2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.10

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