Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-1374-1

USN-1374-1: Samba vulnerability

Publication date

24 February 2012

Overview

Samba could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

8.04

Packages

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

Details

Andy Davis discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain AndX offsets.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to the server and
cause a denial of service, or possibly 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
8.04 hardy	samba – 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.17

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References

CVE-2012-0870

CVE-2012-0870