USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix

Details

USN-3296-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 12.04

• samba - 2:3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.11

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

References

• CVE-2017-7494

Related notices

• USN-3296-1: ctdb, samba-doc, smbclient, samba-common-bin, samba, libparse-pidl-perl, libpam-winbind, samba-vfs-modules, libpam-smbpass, libwbclient0, samba-libs, samba-common, samba-dsdb-modules, registry-tools, libnss-winbind, libsmbclient, samba-testsuite, winbind, libwbclient-dev, libsmbsharemodes0, libsmbclient-dev, libsmbsharemodes-dev, python-samba, samba-dev