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CVE-2024-12085
medium
CVSS 6.1
Vulnerability in samba (CVE-2024-12085)
Summary
vulnerability in samba (CVE-2024-12085). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-12085** has been found in samba.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "samba CVE-2024-12085" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-12085 (samba) — CWE-390 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-390) exists in samba.
📍 Affected scope
samba — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'samba' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'samba' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `samba` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12086
- advisory https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
- advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002/
- advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/14/6
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12084
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23235
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23407
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23854
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23858
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12087
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23416
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23853
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23154
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23415
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23842
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1123
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1128
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1227
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2701
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0637
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0688
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0714
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0884
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1242
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1451
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21885
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0324
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0325
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1225
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0787
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0885
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1120
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0774
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0790
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0849
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330577
- report https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330527
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330672
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330539
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19368
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00008.html
- web https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12086
- web https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-82c6-8mfc-c23h