USN-2481-1: Samba vulnerability
22 January 2015
A security issue was fixed in Samba.
Releases
Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly handled delegation of
authority when being used as an Active Directory Domain Controller. An
attacker given delegation privileges could use this issue to escalate their
privileges further.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.