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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-44141: Moderate: samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 21, 2022
Added
May 13, 2022
Modified
Apr 17, 2026

Description

All versions of Samba prior to 4.15.5 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a server symlink to determine if a file or directory exists in an area of the server file system not exported under the share definition. SMB1 with unix extensions has to be enabled in order for this attack to succeed.

Solutions

alma-upgrade-ctdbalma-upgrade-libsmbclientalma-upgrade-libsmbclient-develalma-upgrade-libwbclientalma-upgrade-libwbclient-develalma-upgrade-python3-sambaalma-upgrade-python3-samba-testalma-upgrade-sambaalma-upgrade-samba-clientalma-upgrade-samba-client-libsalma-upgrade-samba-commonalma-upgrade-samba-common-libsalma-upgrade-samba-common-toolsalma-upgrade-samba-develalma-upgrade-samba-krb5-printingalma-upgrade-samba-libsalma-upgrade-samba-pidlalma-upgrade-samba-testalma-upgrade-samba-test-libsalma-upgrade-samba-vfs-iouringalma-upgrade-samba-winbindalma-upgrade-samba-winbind-clientsalma-upgrade-samba-winbind-krb5-locatoralma-upgrade-samba-winbind-modulesalma-upgrade-samba-winexe
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