Description
A flaw was found in Samba’s handling of NTFS-style reparse points on shares configured with read only = yes. Due to missing SMB-layer access checks, authenticated users with underlying filesystem write permissions may create or delete reparse point metadata through SMB operations even on read-only exports. This could allow modification of SMB-visible file behavior, including converting files into symbolic links or other reparse point types.
Affected products
redhat: openshift container platform; samba: samba; redhat: enterprise linux
References10
- bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15992 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22644
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22963
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25049
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25979
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28053
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28054
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28055
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28056
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28057
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 59 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-284
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