USN-3976-2: Samba vulnerability
USN-3976-2: Samba vulnerability samba vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary Samba could allow unintended access to network services. Software Description samba – SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix Details USN-3976-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Isaac Boukris and Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly checked S4U2Self packets. In certain environments, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM samba – 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.20+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM samba – 2:3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.18 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the [ more… ]