CVE-2020-10704 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-10704: A flaw was found when using samba as an Active Directory Domain Controller. Due to the way samba handles certain requests as an Active Directory Domain Controller LDAP server, an unauthorized user can cause a stack overflow leading to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability i

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-10704 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.12.3+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.12.3+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.12.3+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.12.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.12.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.12.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.12.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

samba→ fixed in4.12.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade samba
```

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