1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2257-1

USN-2257-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Publication date

26 June 2014

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Samba.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

Christof Schmitt discovered that Samba incorrectly initialized a certain
response field when vfs shadow copy was enabled. A remote authenticated
attacker could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0178)

It was discovered that the Samba internal DNS server incorrectly handled QR
fields when processing incoming DNS messages. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause Samba to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0239)

Daniel Berteaud discovered that the Samba NetBIOS name service daemon
incorrectly handled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause Samba to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 13.10,...

Christof Schmitt discovered that Samba incorrectly initialized a certain
response field when vfs shadow copy was enabled. A remote authenticated
attacker could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0178)

It was discovered that the Samba internal DNS server incorrectly handled QR
fields when processing incoming DNS messages. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause Samba to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0239)

Daniel Berteaud discovered that the Samba NetBIOS name service daemon
incorrectly handled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause Samba to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 13.10, and
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0244)

Simon Arlott discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain unicode path
names. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Samba
to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3493)

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 –  2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.2
13.10 saucy samba –  2:3.6.18-1ubuntu3.3
12.04 precise samba –  2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.11
10.04 lucid samba –  2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.15

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