USN-3353-4: Samba vulnerability
USN-3353-4: Samba vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3353-4 24th July, 2017 samba vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Samba could allow unintended access to network services. Software description 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. Original advisory details: 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 services or perform other attacks. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libsmbclient 2:3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.12 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [ more… ]