Security Bulletin
Summary
Samba is included in IBM Netezza for Cloud Pak for Data. Samba is not actively used and have limited exposure to CVE-2021-44142. Vulnerability is fixed. Fix includes updated version of samba client. (samba-client-libs-4.10.16-18.el7_9.x86_64)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-44142
DESCRIPTION: Samba could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds heap read write in the VFS module vfs_fruit. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code as root on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218420 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Netezza for Cloud Pak for Data | 11.1.0.0 - 11.2.1.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Strongly recommends addressing vulnerability although samba is not used actively:
| Product | Version | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Netezza for Cloud Pak for Data | 11.2.1.4 | Link To Fix Central |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
25 Feb 2022: Original Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
25 February 2022
UID
ibm16559628