RHSA-2021:4866 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: samba security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · December 1, 2021
Updated · June 25, 2026
Topic
An update for samba is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
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.