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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.16.0+dfsg-2

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461096

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2021-44141)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.16.0+dfsg-2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2021-44141

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 461096

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44141

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-44141

IAVA: 2022-A-0054