RedHat samba CVE-2021-20254 Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability

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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. Security Fix(es): samba: Negative idmap cache entries can cause incorrect group entries in the Samba file server process token (CVE-2021-20254) 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. 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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samba

CVE References

CVE-2021-20254