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Red Hat: CVE-2021-20316: CVE-2021-20316 samba: Symlink race error can allow metadata read and modify outside of the exported share (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N) | May 10, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N)
Published
May 10, 2022
Added
May 13, 2022
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the way Samba handled file/directory metadata. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker with permissions to read or modify share metadata, to perform this operation outside of the share.
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