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title: "CVE-2013-6442\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-6442

Publication date 14 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

The owner\_set function in smbcacls.c in smbcacls in Samba 4.0.x before
4.0.16 and 4.1.x before 4.1.6 removes an ACL during use of a --chown or
--chgrp option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access
restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended
administrative change.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| samba | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 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 |
| 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-2013-6442?format=md#patch-details)

### 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://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-4.1.5-CVE-2013-4496-CVE-2013-6442.patch> |
| samba4 | * Upstream:   <http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-4.1.5-CVE-2013-4496-CVE-2013-6442.patch> * Upstream:   <http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-4.0.15-CVE-2013-4496-CVE-2013-6442.patch> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6442)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6442)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6442)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6442)

### Other references

* <http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-6442>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6442>