Debian Stretch DSA-4271-1 Critical: Samba Memory Issues
debian
August 14, 2018
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba, a SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2018-10858
Svyatoslav Phirsov discovered that insufficient input validation in
libsmbclient allowed a malicious Samba server to write to the
client's heap memory.
CVE-2018-10919
Phillip Kuhrt discovered that Samba when acting as an Active Domain
controller disclosed some sensitive attributes.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:4.5.12+dfsg-2+deb9u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your samba packages.
For the detailed security status of samba please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/samba
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: samba
CVE ID: CVE-2018-10858 CVE-2018-10919
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