=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2305-1
August 01, 2014
samba vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received
specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
- samba: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details:
Volker Lendecke discovered that the Samba NetBIOS name service daemon
incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use
this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2305-1
CVE-2014-3560
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3