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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845228
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5260-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'samba' package(s) announced via the USN-5260-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'samba' package(s) announced via the USN-5260-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Orange Tsai discovered that the Samba vfs_fruit module incorrectly handled
certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2021-44142)

Affected Software/OS:
'samba' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44142
CERT/CC vulnerability note: https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/119678
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/119678
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14914
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2021-44142.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2022/2/1/cve-2021-44142-details-on-a-samba-code-execution-bug-demonstrated-at-pwn2own-austin
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