GLSA 200903-07: Samba: Data disclosure
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Samba: Data disclosure |
| Date: | 03/07/2009 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200903-07 |
Synopsis
A missing boundary check in Samba might lead to the disclosure of memory contents.Background
Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-fs/samba | < 3.0.33 | >= 3.0.33 | All supported architectures |
Description
Samba does not properly check memory boundaries when handling trans, rans2, and nttrans requests.
Impact
A remote attacker could send specially crafted requests to a Samba daemon, leading to the disclosure of arbitrary memory or to a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.33"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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