Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1374-1
24th February, 2012
samba vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Summary
Samba could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software description
- 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
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
- samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.17
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.