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This flaw affects old Samba winbindd deployments joined to Active Directory. A malicious or compromised AD domain controller could send malformed DCE-RPC data and potentially run code on the Samba host. The practical urgency depends on whether legacy Samba versions still exist in the estate. Exposure is mainly Linux or Unix systems running affected Samba winbindd versions and joined to Active Directory. Modern patched distributions should not be exposed, but long-lived servers, appliances, or unsupported images may still carry old packages. Treat as high priority for environments with legacy Samba integrated into Active Directory. The vulnerability is old, but the impact is serious and exposure often hides in neglected infrastructure. Focus remediation on finding and eliminating outdated Samba packages. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Samba to 3.6.22, 4.0.13, 4.1.3, or later supported vendor packages.; Apply relevant OS vendor advisories for Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, SUSE, Fedora, Gentoo, or HP-UX.; Prioritize systems running winbindd and joined to Active Directory domains..
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