=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2508-1
February 23, 2015

samba vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 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:

Richard van Eeden discovered that the Samba smbd file services incorrectly
handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly execute
arbitrary code with root privileges.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10:
  samba                           2:4.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  samba                           2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  samba                           2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.12

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2508-1
  CVE-2015-0240

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.12

Ubuntu 2508-1: Samba vulnerability

February 23, 2015
Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: samba 2:4.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: samba 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.12 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2508-1

CVE-2015-0240

Severity
February 23, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.12

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