CVE-2017-12151 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-12151: A flaw was found in the way samba client before samba 4.4.16, samba 4.5.14 and samba 4.6.8 used encryption with the max protocol set as SMB3. The connection could lose the requirement for signing and encrypting to any DFS redirects, allowing an attacker to read or alter the contents of the connectio

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-12151 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.6.7+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.6.7+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.6.7+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.7.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.7.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.7.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.7.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.7.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

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