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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-20316: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-20316: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
08/23/2022
Created
03/22/2024
Added
03/21/2024
Modified
03/22/2024

Description

A flaw was found in the way Samba handled file/directory metadata. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker with permissions to read or modify share metadata, to perform this operation outside of the share.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-samba

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