Low: samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2023-05-0900:00:00

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osv.dev

samba

open-source

smb protocol

cifs protocol

security fix

gnutls

cve-2022-1615

almalinux

bug fix

enhancement update

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

6.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

38.5%

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Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and the related Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allow PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and various information.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: samba (4.17.5). (BZ#2131993)

Security Fix(es):

samba: GnuTLS gnutls_rnd() can fail and give predictable random values (CVE-2022-1615)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.