Moderate: samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and the related Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allow PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and various information.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: samba (4.18.6). (BZ#2190417)

Security Fix(es):

• samba: out-of-bounds read in winbind AUTH_CRAP (CVE-2022-2127)
• samba: infinite loop in mdssvc RPC service for spotlight (CVE-2023-34966)
• samba: type confusion in mdssvc RPC service for spotlight (CVE-2023-34967)
• samba: spotlight server-side share path disclosure (CVE-2023-34968)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.