Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-3976-4

USN-3976-4: Samba vulnerability

Publication date

27 May 2019

Overview

USN-3976-1 introduced a regression in Samba.

Releases

14.04 LTS

Packages

samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix

Details

USN-3976-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. The update introduced a
regression causing Samba to occasionally crash. This update fixes the
problem.

Original advisory details:

Isaac Boukris and Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly checked
S4U2Self packets. In certain environments, a remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to escalate privileges.

USN-3976-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. The update introduced a
regression causing Samba to occasionally crash. This update fixes the
problem.

Original advisory details:

Isaac Boukris and Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly checked
S4U2Self packets. In certain environments, a remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to escalate privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
14.04 trusty	samba – 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.20+esm2

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References

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1827924