CVE-2023-0225

samba: AD DC "dnsHostname" attribute can be deleted by unprivileged authenticated users

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 29, 2023

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in Samba. This security issue occurs as an incomplete access check on the dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise, unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.

Statement

The samba package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8 and 9 and Red Hat Gluster is not affected by this issue as Red Hat doesn't provide the AD domain controller capability with it.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource