CVE-2023-34968

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

Description

A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.

CWE-201

How to fix

Remediation Available

sambaDebian

Fixed in:2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u6CVE-2023-34968

Fixed in:2:4.17.10+dfsg-0+deb12u1CVE-2023-34968

Fixed in:2:4.18.5+dfsg-1CVE-2023-34968

ctdbRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

ctdbRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

ctdb-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

ctdb-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

evolution-mapiRocky

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapiRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapi-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapi-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapi-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapi-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapi-langpacksRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

evolution-mapi-langpacksRocky

Fixed in:0:3.28.3-8.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:3.40.1-6.el9RHSA-2023:6667

libnetapiRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libnetapiRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libnetapi-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libnetapi-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libnetapi-develRocky

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libnetapi-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libsmbclientRocky

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libsmbclientRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libsmbclient-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libsmbclient-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libsmbclient-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libsmbclient-develRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

libwbclientRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libwbclientRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

libwbclient-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

libwbclient-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

libwbclient-develRocky

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.17.5-5.el8_8RHSA-2024:0580

Fixed in:0:4.18.6-1.el8RHSA-2023:7139

Fixed in:0:4.15.5-15.el8_6RHSA-2024:0423

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

samba.org

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-201 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-60188	High	7.5	3.5%	-	-
CVE-2022-27779	Medium	5.3	2.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-16026	Medium	5.9	2.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-2582	Medium	6.5	2.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-26085	Critical	9.9	2.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-32825	High	7.5	2.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-34968?

Published advisories record a fix for 136 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2023-34968 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-34968 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-34968?

CVE-2023-34968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-34968 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for samba (Debian), ctdb (Rocky), ctdb (Red Hat / RHEL), ctdb-debuginfo (Red Hat / RHEL), and 132 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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