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ALPINE-CVE-2021-44142

ALPINE-CVE-2021-44142 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

The Samba vfs_fruit module uses extended file attributes (EA, xattr) to provide "...enhanced compatibility with Apple SMB clients and interoperability with a Netatalk 3 AFP fileserver." Samba versions prior to 4.13.17, 4.14.12 and 4.15.5 with vfs_fruit configured allow out-of-bounds heap read and write via specially crafted extended file attributes. A remote attacker with write access to extended file attributes can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of smbd, typically root.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.15samba3.4.3-r1, 4.8.8-r0, 4.8.7-r0
Alpine:v3.14samba4.8.8-r0, 0, 3.2.10-r0
Alpine:v3.13samba4.7.1-r0, 0, 3.2.10-r0
Alpine:v3.16samba4.14.4-r0, 4.15.7-r0, 4.12.5-r0

Timeline

  • Feb 21, 2022 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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