QID 198650

Date Published: 2022-02-02

QID 198650: Ubuntu Security Notification for Samba Vulnerability (USN-5260-2)

The samba vfs_fruit module incorrectly handledcertain memory operations.

A remote attacker could use this issue to causesamba to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly executearbitrary code as root.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu security advisory USN-5260-2 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 198650

    CVE-2021-44142 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-5260-2 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5260-2
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