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title: "CVE-2013-4475\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-4475

Publication date 13 November 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Samba 3.2.x through 3.6.x before 3.6.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, and 4.1.x
before 4.1.1, when vfs\_streams\_depot or vfs\_streams\_xattr is enabled,
allows remote attackers to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging
ACL differences between a file and an associated alternate data stream
(ADS).

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4475?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| samba | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| 13.10 saucy | Fixed 2:3.6.18-1ubuntu3.1 |
| 13.04 raring | Fixed 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1.2 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 2:3.6.6-3ubuntu5.3 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.9 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.13 |
| samba4 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4475?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

per Upstream, Samba 3.2.0 and higher
not a default config

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| samba | * Upstream:   <http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=14d48130870579541c07f5a0f64638e635ddce95> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4475)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4475)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4475)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4475)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2054-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2054-1)
+ Samba vulnerabilities
+ 11 December 2013

### Other references

* <https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2013-October/095725.html>
* <http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-4475>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4475>