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Gentoo 201206-22 High Severity: Samba Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey June 24, 2012
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws in Samba result in significant threats, encompassing unrestricted code execution and service interruptions.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Samba, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity code execution arbitrary code Denial of Service Samba

Resolution

All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.5.15"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-2906 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2906 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-2948 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2948 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-0728 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0728 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-1635 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1635 [ 5 ] CVE-2010-1642 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1642 [ 6 ] CVE-2010-2063 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2063 [ 7 ] CVE-2010-3069 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3069 [ 8 ] CVE-2011-0719 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0719 [ 9 ] CVE-2011-1678 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1678 [ 10 ] CVE-2011-2724 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2724 [ 11 ] CVE-2012-0870 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0870 [ 12 ] CVE-2012-1182 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1182 [ 13 ] CVE-2012-2111 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-22
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 24, 2012
Bugs: #290633, #310105, #323785, #332063, #337295, #356917,
ID: 201206-22

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity code execution arbitrary code Denial of Service Samba

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Samba, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

Background

Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-fs/samba < 3.5.15 >= 3.5.15

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition, take ownership of shared files, or bypass file permissions. Furthermore, a local attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information in a Samba credentials file.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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