USN-3486-2: Samba vulnerability
21 November 2017
Samba could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
USN-3486-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Volker Lendecke discovered that Samba incorrectly cleared memory when
returning data to a client. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15275)
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-3486-1: samba-libs, samba-dsdb-modules, libsmbsharemodes0, python-samba, smbclient, libpam-smbpass, libnss-winbind, libparse-pidl-perl, libsmbclient-dev, ctdb, samba-dev, libwbclient-dev, libwbclient0, winbind, libpam-winbind, libsmbclient, registry-tools, samba-doc, samba-common-bin, samba-vfs-modules, libsmbsharemodes-dev, samba, samba-common, samba-testsuite