1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2508-1

USN-2508-1: Samba vulnerability

Publication date

23 February 2015

Overview

Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

Richard van Eeden discovered that the Samba smbd file services incorrectly
handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly execute
arbitrary code with root privileges.

Richard van Eeden discovered that the Samba smbd file services incorrectly
handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly execute
arbitrary code with root 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
14.10 utopic samba –  2:4.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
14.04 trusty samba –  2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.7
12.04 precise samba –  2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.12

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