CVE-2017-7494 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-7494: Samba since version 3.5.0 and before 4.6.4, 4.5.10 and 4.4.14 is vulnerable to remote code execution vulnerability, allowing a malicious client to upload a shared library to a writable share, and then cause the server to load and execute it.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Actively exploited in the wild

CVE-2017-7494 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-03-30)— meaning attackers have a working exploit and are using it now. It is also linked to ransomware campaigns. This is a patch-tonight, not patch-someday.

EPSS:99% · 30-day exploit probability100th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-7494 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.5.8+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.5.8+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.5.8+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

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