QID 174981

Date Published: 2021-05-06

QID 174981: SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for samba (SUSE-SU-2021:1492-1)

This update for samba fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-20254: Fixed a buffer overrun in sids_to_unixids()
(bsc#1184677).
- Avoid free'ing our own pointer in memcache when memcache_trim attempts
to reduce cache size (bsc#1179156).
- Adjust smbcacls '--propagate-inheritance' feature to align with upstream
(bsc#1178469).

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest package which contains the patch. To install this SUSE Security, Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product. To install packages using the command line interface, use command "yum update". Refer to Suse security advisory: SUSE-SU-2021:1492-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.

    CVEs related to QID 174981

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    SUSE-SU-2021:1492-1 SUSE Enterprise Linux URL Logo lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-May/008729.html