CVE-2021-44142

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.

Published: 2022-02-21 Last update: 2025-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-44142 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.70%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-44142

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-01 37.41% 35.70% -1.71%
2 2026-04-09 32.27% 37.41% +5.14%
3 2026-04-05 — 32.27% —

Full EPSS history (54 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-44142

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-44142

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-44142

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2021-44142: 1 source package rows (samba); 106 state rows across 6 repos (3.12-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 106. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-44142
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-44142 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (samba), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44142
gentoo high CVE-2021-44142: 1 GLSA(s) (202309-06), 1 atom(s) (net-fs/samba); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2021-44142
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44142
suse critical CVE-2021-44142 severity critical: SUSE including 1015 source package names (0.21.0.3.2.10:krb5-1.19.2-150300.8.3.2, 1.1.2.3.2.10:krb5-1.19.2-150300.8.3.2, …), 3620 product×package rows across 165 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/dotnet-aspnet, … (165 product lines)): Fixed 3399, Known Affected 175, Known Not Affected 46. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44142/
ubuntu high CVE-2021-44142 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (samba), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44142

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-44142

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
samba samba < 4.13.17 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.12 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba >= 4.15.0, < 4.15.5 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 21.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synology diskstation_manager >= 6.2, < 6.2.4-25556.4 cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_linux_builder — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat gluster_storage 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat virtualization_host 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_resilient_storage 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_resilient_storage:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-44142

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