USN-4341-2: Samba vulnerability
29 April 2020
Samba could be made to consume resources if it received a specially crafted LDAP query.
Releases
Packages
- samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details
USN-4341-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10704)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4341-1: samba-dsdb-modules, samba-common-bin, libwbclient-dev, python-samba, libpam-winbind, python3-samba, samba-vfs-modules, samba, samba-testsuite, winbind, libwbclient0, samba-libs, samba-dev, smbclient, libnss-winbind, libsmbclient, registry-tools, libsmbclient-dev, libparse-pidl-perl, samba-common, ctdb