GLSA 201206-22: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/24/2012
Bugs:	#290633, #310105, #323785, #332063, #337295, #356917, #382263, #386375, #405551, #411487, #414319
ID:	201206-22

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Samba, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

Background

Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-fs/samba	< 3.5.15	>= 3.5.15	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition, take ownership of shared files, or bypass file permissions. Furthermore, a local attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information in a Samba credentials file.

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-3.5.15"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-22.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.