SB2017040328 - Fedora 26 update for samba
Published: April 3, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2619)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to access otherwise restricted files.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when processing symlinks, which lead to files outside the shared folder. An attacker with ability to crate a symlink on a network share can access files not exported under the share definition.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive data, but requires that server is under heavy load.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.