GLSA 201805-07: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/22/2018
Bugs:	#588262, #619516, #639024, #650382
ID:	201805-07

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-fs/samba	< 4.5.16	>= 4.5.16	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, cause a Denial of Service condition, conduct a man-in-the-middle attack, or obtain sensitive information.

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-4.5.16"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201805-07.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.