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SUSE: Samba Critical Security Issues CVE-2025-10230, CVE-2025-9640

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
This critical advisory highlights two security issues in Samba affecting multiple SUSE Linux distributions. Immediate action is recommended.
* bsc#1251279 * bsc#1251280 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-10230

Summary

## This update for samba fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-9640: Fixed uninitialized memory disclosure via vfs_streams_xattr (bsc#1251279). * CVE-2025-10230: Fixed command Injection in WINS server hook script (bsc#1251280). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3603=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-3603=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2025-3603=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

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security advisory critical SuSE samba command injection memory disclosure

References

* bsc#1251279

* bsc#1251280

Cross-

* CVE-2025-10230

* CVE-2025-9640

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-10230 ( SUSE ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-9640 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2025-9640 ( NVD ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03603-1
Release Date: 2025-10-15T13:37:45Z
Rating: critical

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security advisory critical SuSE samba command injection memory disclosure

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