CVE-2021-20316
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
7 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux Eus
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A flaw was found in the way Samba handled file/directory metadata. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker with permissions to read or modify share metadata, to perform this operation outside of the share.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2009673Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14842MitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20316CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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