Debian: DSA-2463-1: samba security update

Date02 May 2012

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Ivano Cristofolini discovered that insufficient security checks in Samba's handling of LSA RPC calls could lead to privilege escalation by gaining the "take ownership" privilege.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2463-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.%MINIFYHTML3464fc4a52e7410f1803dd35781c02d313%http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 02, 2012                           http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : samba
Vulnerability  : missing permission checks
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-2111

Ivano Cristofolini discovered that insufficient security checks in
Samba's handling of LSA RPC calls could lead to privilege escalation
by gaining the "take ownership" privilege.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.5.6~dfsg-3squeeze8.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.6.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your samba packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

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