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title: "CVE-2019-10218\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-10218

Publication date 29 October 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10218?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A flaw was found in the samba client, all samba versions before samba
4.11.2, 4.10.10 and 4.9.15, where a malicious server can supply a pathname
to the client with separators. This could allow the client to access files
and folders outside of the SMB network pathnames. An attacker could use
this vulnerability to create files outside of the current working directory
using the privileges of the client user.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| samba | 19.10 eoan | Fixed 2:4.10.7+dfsg-0ubuntu2.2 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 2:4.10.0+dfsg-0ubuntu2.6 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.13 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.23 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.20+esm3  Ubuntu Pro |

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10218)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10218)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-10218)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-10218)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4167-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4167-2)
+ Samba vulnerabilities
+ 29 October 2019

+ [USN-4167-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4167-1)
+ Samba vulnerabilities
+ 29 October 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-10218.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10218>