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Alma Linux: CVE-2020-25717: Important: samba security update (ALSA-2021-5082)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2020-25717: Important: samba security update (ALSA-2021-5082)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
02/18/2022
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
09/15/2022

Description

A flaw was found in the way Samba maps domain users to local users. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause possible privilege escalation.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-libsmbclient-devel
  • alma-upgrade-libwbclient-devel
  • alma-upgrade-samba-devel
  • alma-upgrade-samba-vfs-iouring

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