USN-3939-2: Samba vulnerability
8 April 2019
Samba could be made to create files in unexpected locations.
Releases
Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
USN-3939-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Michael Hanselmann discovered that Samba incorrectly handled registry
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create new
registry files outside of the share, contrary to expectations.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3939-1: samba, samba-common, winbind, smbclient, samba-dev, samba-doc, samba-common-bin, ctdb, samba-dsdb-modules, libpam-winbind, samba-libs, libpam-smbpass, libparse-pidl-perl, python-samba, libwbclient-dev, registry-tools, samba-testsuite, libwbclient0, libnss-winbind, libsmbsharemodes-dev, samba-vfs-modules, libsmbclient-dev, libsmbsharemodes0, libsmbclient