Security Vulnerabilities fixed in samba RHSA-2022:2074

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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 (4.15.5). (BZ#2013596) Security Fix(es): samba: Symlink race error can allow metadata read and modify outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-20316) samba: Information leak via symlinks of existance of files or directories outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-44141) samba: Symlink race error can allow metadata read and modify outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-20316) samba: Information leak via symlinks of existance of files or directories outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-44141) 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section. SolutionFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, the smb service will be restarted automatically.

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