1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-419-1

USN-419-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Publication date

6 February 2007

Overview

Samba vulnerabilities

Releases

Details

A flaw was discovered in Samba’s file opening code, which in certain
situations could lead to an endless loop, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2007-0452)

A format string overflow was discovered in Samba’s ACL handling on AFS
shares. Remote users with access to an AFS share could create crafted
filenames and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
(CVE-2007-0454)

A flaw was discovered in Samba’s file opening code, which in certain
situations could lead to an endless loop, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2007-0452)

A format string overflow was discovered in Samba’s ACL handling on AFS
shares. Remote users with access to an AFS share could create crafted
filenames and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
(CVE-2007-0454)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
6.10 edgy samba –  3.0.22-1ubuntu4.1
6.06 dapper samba –  3.0.22-1ubuntu3.2
5.10 breezy samba –  3.0.14a-6ubuntu1.2

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