CVE-2021-20251 (GCVE-0-2021-20251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-06 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-06 15:49
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Summary
A flaw was found in samba. A race condition in the password lockout code may lead to the risk of brute force attacks being successful if special conditions are met.
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No CVSS data available.
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n/a samba Affected: Samba 4.1 and newer
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