QID 751356

Date Published: 2021-11-18

QID 751356: OpenSUSE Security Update for samba (openSUSE-SU-2021:3674-1)

OpenSUSE has released a security update for samba to fix the vulnerabilities.

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Malicious users could use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system. Additionally this vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. To install this OpenSUSE 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 the command "yum update".

    Refer to SUSE security advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:3674-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 751356

    CVE-2016-2124 | CVE-2020-25717 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    openSUSE-SU-2021:3674-1 OpenSuse URL Logo lists.opensuse.org//archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ZYEHJEQQ7LEL2T775B7QLR3IFR6LJGLZ/
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