Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
USN-3353-1 fixed a vulnerability in Heimdal. This update provides
the corresponding update for Samba.
Jeffrey Altman, Viktor Dukhovni, and Nicolas Williams discovered
that Samba clients incorrectly trusted unauthenticated portions of
Kerberos tickets. A remote attacker could use this to impersonate
trusted network servers or perform other attacks.
USN-3353-1 fixed a vulnerability in Heimdal. This update provides
the corresponding update for Samba.
Jeffrey Altman, Viktor Dukhovni, and Nicolas Williams discovered
that Samba clients incorrectly trusted unauthenticated portions of
Kerberos tickets. A remote attacker could use this to impersonate
trusted network servers or perform other attacks.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.04 zesty | samba-libs – 2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.4 | ||
| 16.10 yakkety | samba-libs – 2:4.4.5+dfsg-2ubuntu5.8 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | samba-libs – 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.9 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | samba-libs – 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.10 | ||
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