CVE-2008-3789

Upstream information

CVE-2008-3789 at MITRE

Description

Samba 3.2.0 uses weak permissions (0666) for the (1) group_mapping.tdb and (2) group_mapping.ldb files, which allows local users to modify the membership of Unix groups.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

CVSS detail	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	2.1
Vector	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector	Local
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	None
Integrity Impact	Partial
Availability Impact	None

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 420634 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4	libldb-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libnetapi-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libnetapi0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbclient-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbsharemodes-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbsharemodes0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtalloc-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtdb-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtevent-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libwbclient-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-test >= 3.6.3-0.58.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libldb-devel-3.6.3-0.58.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	cifs-mount >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 ldapsmb >= 1.34b-11.17.2 libsmbclient0 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libsmbclient0-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libsmbclient0-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libtalloc1 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libtalloc1-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libtalloc1-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libtdb1 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libtdb1-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libtdb1-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libwbclient0 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libwbclient0-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 libwbclient0-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-client >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-client-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-client-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-krb-printing >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-winbind >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-winbind-32bit >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-winbind-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2 samba-x86 >= 3.4.3-1.17.2	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA cifs-mount-3.4.3-1.17.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	cifs-utils >= 5.1-0.4.9 ldapsmb >= 1.34b-12.18.3 libldb1 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libsmbclient0 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libsmbclient0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libsmbclient0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtalloc2 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtalloc2-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtalloc2-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtdb1 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtdb1-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtdb1-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libtevent0 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libwbclient0 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libwbclient0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 libwbclient0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-client >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-client-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-client-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-krb-printing >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-winbind >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-winbind-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-winbind-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3 samba-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.18.3	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA cifs-utils-5.1-0.4.9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA ldapsmb-1.34b-12.18.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3	cifs-utils >= 5.1-0.11.1 ldapsmb >= 1.34b-12.39.1 libldb1 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libsmbclient0 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libsmbclient0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libsmbclient0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtalloc2 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtalloc2-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtalloc2-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtdb1 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtdb1-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtdb1-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libtevent0 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libwbclient0 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libwbclient0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libwbclient0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-client >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-client-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-client-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-krb-printing >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-winbind >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-winbind-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-winbind-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 samba-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA cifs-utils-5.1-0.11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA ldapsmb-1.34b-12.39.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	cifs-utils >= 5.1-0.14.46 ldapsmb >= 1.34b-12.58.1 libldb-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libldb1 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libnetapi-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libnetapi0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbclient-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbclient0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbclient0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbclient0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbsharemodes-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libsmbsharemodes0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtalloc-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtalloc2 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtalloc2-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtalloc2-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtdb-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtdb1 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtdb1-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtdb1-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtevent-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtevent0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtevent0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libtevent0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.39.1 libwbclient-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libwbclient0 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libwbclient0-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 libwbclient0-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-client >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-client-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-client-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-devel >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-krb-printing >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-test >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-winbind >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-winbind-32bit >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-winbind-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1 samba-x86 >= 3.6.3-0.58.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA cifs-utils-5.1-0.14.46 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA ldapsmb-1.34b-12.58.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libtevent0-x86-3.6.3-0.39.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libldb-devel-3.6.3-0.58.1
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0	cifs-utils >= 7.0-2.9 samba-client-libs >= 4.19.4+git.339.acf1ccaa02-1.22	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA cifs-utils-7.0-2.9 SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA samba-client-libs-4.19.4+git.339.acf1ccaa02-1.22
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1	cifs-utils >= 7.0-slfo.1.1_1.1 samba-client-libs >= 4.20.2+git.348.4fb6af61307-slfo.1.1_1.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA cifs-utils-7.0-slfo.1.1_1.1 SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA samba-client-libs-4.20.2+git.348.4fb6af61307-slfo.1.1_1.8
openSUSE Tumbleweed	cifs-utils >= 6.13-1.3 cifs-utils-devel >= 6.13-1.3 ctdb >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 ctdb-pcp-pmda >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc-binding0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc-binding0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc-samr-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc-samr0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc-samr0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libdcerpc0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-krb5pac-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-krb5pac0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-krb5pac0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-nbt-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-nbt0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-nbt0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-standard-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-standard0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr-standard0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr1 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libndr1-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libnetapi-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libnetapi-devel-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libnetapi0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libnetapi0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-credentials-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-credentials1 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-credentials1-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-errors-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-errors0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-errors0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-hostconfig-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-hostconfig0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-hostconfig0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-passdb-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-passdb0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-passdb0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-policy-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-policy-python3-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-policy0-python3 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-policy0-python3-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-util-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-util0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamba-util0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamdb-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamdb0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsamdb0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbclient-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbclient0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbclient0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbconf-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbconf0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbconf0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbldap-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbldap2 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libsmbldap2-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libtevent-util-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libtevent-util0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libtevent-util0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libwbclient-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libwbclient0 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 libwbclient0-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 pam_cifscreds >= 6.13-1.3 samba >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-ad-dc >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-ad-dc-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-ceph >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-client >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-client-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-core-devel >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-doc >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-dsdb-modules >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-gpupdate >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-ldb-ldap >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-libs >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-libs-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-libs-python3 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-libs-python3-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-python3 >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-test >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-winbind >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1 samba-winbind-32bit >= 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10683 openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11365

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CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:25:58 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:15:24 2025