Samba 4.23.9 has been released with critical patches addressing use-after-free memory corruption and a winbindd crash related to bulk password updates. This update resolves access denied errors for Windows Offline Files on read-only shared directories and stabilizes trust relationships in mixed Windows and Linux environments. The patch enhances memory management to prevent silent directory listing corruption and ensures proper handling of authentication in read-only domain controllers. Additionally, improvements have been made to CTDB read-only record handling, eliminating resource leaks and enhancing cluster performance

Samba 4.23.9 Fix Broken Windows Trusts and ACL Crashes

Samba 4.23.9 drops with critical patches for use-after-free memory corruption and a winbindd crash that routinely follows bulk password updates. The release finally stops Windows Offline Files from throwing access denied errors on read-only shared directories. Grab the signed archives before pushing to production. Running this update eliminates the silent trust drops that plague mixed networks and keeps lease break errors from lingering in the backend.

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