CVE-2021-44142

Summary

CVECVE-2021-44142
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-02-21 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:39:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Samba vfs_fruit 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 vfs_fruit 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 21.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Gluster Storage 3.5 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization Host 4.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba All All All All
Application Synology Diskstation Manager All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zero Day Initiative — CVE-2021-44142: Details on a Samba Code Execution Bug Demonstrated at Pwn2Own Austin MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Samba - Security Announcement Archive CONFIRM www.samba.org Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
VU#119678 - Samba vfs_fruit module insecurely handles extended file attributes CERT-VN kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Samba: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-06) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
14914 – (CVE-2021-44142) CVE-2021-44142 [SECURITY] Out-of-Bound Read/Write on Samba vfs_fruit module CONFIRM bugzilla.samba.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159607 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (ELSA-2022-0328)
  • 159608 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (ELSA-2022-0332)
  • 179066 Debian Security Update for samba (DSA 5071-1)
  • 183878 Debian Security Update for samba (CVE-2021-44142)
  • 198650 Ubuntu Security Notification for Samba Vulnerability (USN-5260-2)
  • 198651 Ubuntu Security Notification for Samba Vulnerabilities (USN-5260-1)
  • 240046 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0332)
  • 240047 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0331)
  • 240049 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0328)
  • 240050 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0330)
  • 240068 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0458)
  • 240069 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0457)
  • 240420 Red Hat Update for samba (RHSA-2022:0664)
  • 257150 CentOS Security Update for samba (CESA-2022:0328)
  • 282312 Fedora Security Update for samba (FEDORA-2022-50da406d40)
  • 282317 Fedora Security Update for samba (FEDORA-2022-055efdd9dc)
  • 296057 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 44.113.4 Missing (bulletinapr2022)
  • 353164 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for samba : ALAS2-2022-1746
  • 353170 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for samba : ALAS-2022-1564
  • 354310 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for samba : ALAS2022-2022-022
  • 354496 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for samba : ALAS2022-2022-224
  • 354550 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for samba : ALAS-2022-224
  • 376944 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for samba (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0009)
  • 376950 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for samba (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0010)
  • 38857 Samba Out-Of-Bounds Heap Read/Write Vulnerability
  • 501490 Alpine Linux Security Update for samba
  • 501779 Alpine Linux Security Update for samba
  • 502620 Alpine Linux Security Update for samba
  • 503810 Alpine Linux Security Update for samba
  • 671442 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1459)
  • 671468 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1438)
  • 671569 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1586)
  • 671587 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1551)
  • 671623 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1666)
  • 671635 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1652)
  • 671687 EulerOS Security Update for samba (EulerOS-SA-2022-1763)
  • 690784 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for samba (8579074c-839f-11ec-a3b2-005056a311d1)
  • 710751 Gentoo Linux Samba Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-06)
  • 730392 Palo Alto Networks (PAN-OS) Impact of the Samba Vulnerability (PAN-187873)
  • 751674 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2022:0251-1)
  • 751675 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2022:0271-1)
  • 751676 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2022:0284-1)
  • 751677 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2022:0287-1)
  • 751678 OpenSUSE Security Update for samba (openSUSE-SU-2022:0287-1)
  • 751680 OpenSUSE Security Update for samba (openSUSE-SU-2022:0283-1)
  • 751681 OpenSUSE Security Update for samba (openSUSE-SU-2022:0284-1)
  • 751683 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2022:0323-1)
  • 751994 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2022:0283-1)
  • 901364 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for samba (8611)
  • 940442 AlmaLinux Security Update for samba (ALSA-2022:0332)
  • 960106 Rocky Linux Security Update for samba (RLSA-2022:332)
  • 960866 Rocky Linux Security Update for samba (RLSA-2022:0332)
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