SB2026062310 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for samba
Published: June 23, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4480)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the Samba printing subsystem when invoking a print command that uses the %J substitution character. A remote attacker can submit crafted print job data that reaches the print command to execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires a Samba print server with a configured "print command" that uses the %J substitution character.
2) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4408)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the Samba DCE/RPC SAMR server when invoking a check password script that uses the %u substitution character. A remote attacker can send crafted input that reaches the check password script to execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires samba-dcerpcd to be started as a system service on Samba file servers or classic non-AD domain controllers, and requires a configured "check password script" that uses the %u substitution character.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.