USN-3296-1: Samba vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

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

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 17.04

• samba - 2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.2

Ubuntu 16.10

• samba - 2:4.4.5+dfsg-2ubuntu5.6

Ubuntu 16.04

• samba - 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7

Ubuntu 14.04

• samba - 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2017-7494

Related notices

• USN-3296-2: samba