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-common, libparse-pidl-perl, libsmbsharemodes-dev, libpam-smbpass, ctdb, libnss-winbind, samba-testsuite, libsmbsharemodes0, samba, registry-tools, libsmbclient, python-samba, winbind, samba-dev, libwbclient-dev, libsmbclient-dev, libpam-winbind, samba-dsdb-modules, libwbclient0, smbclient, samba-vfs-modules, samba-doc, samba-common-bin, samba-libs