CVE-2021-44141 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-44141: All versions of Samba prior to 4.15.5 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a server symlink to determine if a file or directory exists in an area of the server file system not exported under the share definition. SMB1 with unix extensions has to be enabled in order for this attack to succeed.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-44141 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.16.0+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

samba→ fixed in2:4.16.0+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y samba
```

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