USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability

USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3296-2

24th May, 2017

samba vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software description

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

Details

USN-3296-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote
attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share
and execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

samba

2:3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.11

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.

References

CVE-2017-7494

Source: USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability