USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability
24 May 2017
Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
USN-3296-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3296-1: samba, libpam-winbind, winbind, libwbclient-dev, samba-dev, samba-common-bin, smbclient, samba-testsuite, samba-libs, samba-doc, samba-vfs-modules, libnss-winbind, libsmbclient-dev, samba-dsdb-modules, libsmbsharemodes-dev, libparse-pidl-perl, libwbclient0, samba-common, libsmbsharemodes0, ctdb, libpam-smbpass, python-samba, libsmbclient, registry-tools