1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3296-1

USN-3296-1: Samba vulnerability

Publication date

24 May 2017

Overview

Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote
attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share
and execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote
attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share
and execute arbitrary code.

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
17.04 zesty samba –  2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
16.10 yakkety samba –  2:4.4.5+dfsg-2ubuntu5.6
16.04 xenial samba –  2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
14.04 trusty samba –  2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.8

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