USN-7826-2: Samba vulnerabilities

Publication date

20 October 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Samba.


Packages

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

Details

USN-7826-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu
18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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)

USN-7826-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu
18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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)

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
20.04 LTS focal samba –  2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.8+esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic samba –  2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.29+esm3  
16.04 LTS xenial samba –  2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.34+esm4  
14.04 LTS trusty samba –  2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.20+esm15  

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