RHSA-2022:0008 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: samba security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · January 4, 2022
Updated · June 28, 2026
Topic
An update for samba is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. 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):
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samba: Active Directory (AD) domain user could become root on domain members (CVE-2020-25717)
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samba: SMB1 client connections can be downgraded to plaintext authentication (CVE-2016-2124)
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samba: Subsequent DCE/RPC fragment injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-23192)
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.