vulnerability
Samba CVE-2017-2619: Symlink race allows access outside share definition
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 6, 2017 | Apr 6, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 6, 2017
Added
Apr 6, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition.
Solutions
samba-upgrade-4_4_12samba-upgrade-4_5_7samba-upgrade-4_6_1
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