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Scientific Linux Security Update : samba on SL7.x i686/x86_64 (2021:2313)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 150478

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SLSA-2021:2313-1 advisory.

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.scientificlinux.org/category/sl-errata/slsa-20212313-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 150478

File Name: sl_20210609_samba_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/10/2021

Updated: 1/26/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20254

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libsmbclient, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libsmbclient-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libwbclient, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libwbclient-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-client, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-client-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-common-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-common-tools, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-dc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-dc-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-krb5-printing, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-pidl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-python-test, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-test, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-test-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-vfs-glusterfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-winbind, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-winbind-clients, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-winbind-krb5-locator, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:samba-winbind-modules

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20254

IAVA: 2021-A-0208-S

RHSA: RHSA-2021:2313