CVE-2021-44142: Critical severity samba vulnerability

Published Feb 21, 2022
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Updated

The Samba vfsfruit module uses extended file attributes (EA, xattr) to provide "...enhanced compatibility with Apple SMB clients and interoperability with a Netatalk 3 AFP fileserver." Samba versions prior to 4.13.17, 4.14.12 and 4.15.5 with vfsfruit configured allow out-of-bounds heap read and write via specially crafted extended file attributes. A remote attacker with write access to extended file attributes can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of smbd, typically root.

Affected Software

42 affected components
Samba Samba<4.13.17
Samba Samba>=4.14.0<4.14.12
Samba Samba>=4.15.0<4.15.5
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=21.10
Synology Diskstation Manager>=6.2<6.2.4-25556.4
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
redhat Codeready Linux Builder
redhat Gluster Storage=3.5
redhat Virtualization Host=4.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=8.1
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions=8.1
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0

Event History

Feb 21, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:30 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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