1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4341-3

USN-4341-3: Samba regression

Publication date

29 April 2020

Overview

USN-4341-1 introduced a regression in Samba.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

USN-4341-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. The updated packages for
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS introduced a regression when using LDAP. This update fixes
the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10704)

USN-4341-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. The updated packages for
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS introduced a regression when using LDAP. This update fixes
the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10704)

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
16.04 xenial samba –  2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.27

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