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USN-3939-2: Samba vulnerability

8 April 2019

Samba could be made to create files in unexpected locations.

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Releases

Packages

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

Details

USN-3939-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Michael Hanselmann discovered that Samba incorrectly handled registry
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create new
registry files outside of the share, contrary to expectations.

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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-3939-1: ctdb, libnss-winbind, libwbclient0, samba-libs, libpam-smbpass, libpam-winbind, samba-common, samba-vfs-modules, libsmbclient-dev, smbclient, libparse-pidl-perl, samba-common-bin, samba-dsdb-modules, samba-testsuite, winbind, samba-dev, samba-doc, libsmbclient, libwbclient-dev, samba, python-samba, registry-tools, libsmbsharemodes0, libsmbsharemodes-dev