Race Condition Affecting samba-libs package, versions <4.9.5+git.552.fec1a5e57a-150100.3.73.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-SAMBALIBS-3266540
  • published2 Feb 2023
  • disclosed1 Feb 2023

Introduced: 1 Feb 2023

CVE-2021-20251  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 samba-libs to version 4.9.5+git.552.fec1a5e57a-150100.3.73.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-libs package and not the samba-libs package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in samba. A race condition in the password lockout code may lead to the risk of brute force attacks being successful if special conditions are met.

CVSS Base Scores

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