Key Information Overview Vulnerability Summary Type/Severity: Low Impact: Samba security, vulnerability fixes, and enhancement updates Update Type: RHSA-2017:1950 - Security Advisory Vulnerability Details CVE ID: CVE-2017-9461 CVE Link: !CVE-2017-9461 Description: Samba contains a flaw in handling dangling symbolic links. An authenticated malicious Samba client can exploit this flaw to cause the smbd daemon to enter an infinite loop, leading to excessive CPU and memory consumption. Affected Products Multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x releases, including x86_64, ppc64le, z Systems, and other architectures across various variants. Solution Apply the relevant updates and ensure the smbd service is automatically restarted. Detailed steps: [](https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) Fixes Lists multiple fixes, including Samba configuration issues, command-line options, dependency links, function definitions, and specific bug corrections. Related Links Security Update Classification: !Low Severity Release Notes: !Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4