USN-3296-1: Samba vulnerability
24 May 2017
Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote
attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share
and execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04
Ubuntu 16.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.