CVE-2023-34967Network attack vector

Unauthenticated worker crash via unchecked Spotlight types

Published Jul 20, 2023 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Type confusion in Samba before 4.16.11, 4.17.10, and 4.18.5 allows remote attackers to crash a shared mdssvc RPC worker. Callers of dalloc_value_for_key() pass an unvalidated dictionary value to talloc_get_size(), which aborts when the value is not a valid talloc pointer. Reachability requires a share with Spotlight enabled; one malformed unauthenticated RPC request interrupts every client using the shared worker.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability61.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Type confusion in Samba before 4.16.11, 4.17.10, and 4.18.5 allows remote attackers to crash a shared mdssvc RPC worker. Callers of dalloc_value_for_key() pass an unvalidated dictionary value to talloc_get_size(), which aborts when the value is not a valid talloc pointer. Reachability requires a share with Spotlight enabled; one malformed unauthenticated RPC request interrupts every client using the shared worker.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-34967
Published
Jul 20, 2023
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classifications
CWE-843, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

5.3NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
5.3Samba TeamCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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