Security vulnerability: Samba remote code execution in "fruit" vfs module CVE-2021-44142
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Environment
Situation
The fruit module, which is used by Samba for Apple related extended attribute storage, can be exploited by remote attackers with access to the samba server to execute code as the samba server (basically as root).
Resolution
The fruit vfs module is not configured by default, to determine if it is used, please check for a line starting with "vfs objects=" with "fruit" listed in /etc/samba/smb.conf.
Packages containing a fix for this security issue will be available. Please use
zypper patch --cve=CVE-2021-44142
to apply the fixed packages.
Status
Disclaimer
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- Document ID:000020570
- Creation Date: 31-Jan-2022
- Modified Date:31-Jan-2022
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