{"id":"AZL-8611","summary":"CVE-2021-44142 affecting package samba 4.12.5-7","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-21T04:34:52.683995Z","published":"2022-02-21T15:15:07Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-44142"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44142"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"samba","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/samba"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.12.5-7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-8611.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}