diff --git a/changelog/security/2023-09-25-samba-4.18.4.md b/changelog/security/2023-09-25-samba-4.18.4.md
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+- samba ([CVE-2021-44142](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44142), [CVE-2022-1615](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1615))
diff --git a/changelog/updates/2023-09-25-samba-4.18.4.md b/changelog/updates/2023-09-25-samba-4.18.4.md
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+- samba ([4.18.4](https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_4.18_Features_added/changed#Samba_4.18.4))