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Red Hat 6: RHSA-2013:1542-02 Moderate Samba Security Update

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Calendar Grey November 20, 2013
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Updated samba packages that fix three security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Summary

Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allows PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and other information.
It was discovered that the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) did not protect against being opened in a web page frame. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to conduct a clickjacking attack against SWAT usersor users with an active SWAT session. (CVE-2013-0213)
A flaw was found in the Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism implemented in SWAT. An attacker with the knowledge of a victim's password could use this flaw to bypass CSRF protections and conduct a CSRF attack against the victim SWAT user. (CVE-2013-0214)
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba handled an Extended Attribute (EA) list provided by a client. A malicious client could send a specially crafted EA list that triggered an overflow, causing the server to loop and reprocess the list using an excessive amount of memory. (CVE-2013-4124)
Note: This issue did not affect the default configuration of the Samba server.
Red Hat would like to thank the Samba project for reporting CVE-2013-0213 and CVE-2013-0214. Upstream acknowledges Jann Horn as the original reporter of CVE-2013-0213 and CVE-2013-0214.
These updated samba packages include numerous bug fixes and one enhancement. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Technical Notes, linked to in the References, for information on the most significant of these changes.
All samba users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this enhancement. After installing this update, the smb service will be restarted automatically.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0213 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0214 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4124 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/samba.html#RHSA-2013-1542

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libsmbclient-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-client-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-common-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-winbind-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-winbind-clients-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: libsmbclient-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm libsmbclient-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-client-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-common-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-common-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-winbind-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-winbind-clients-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-winbind-clients-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-doc-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-domainjoin-gui-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-swat-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-winbind-devel-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-winbind-krb5-locator-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.6.9-164.el6.i686.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1542-02
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2013-11-21

Topic

Updated samba packages that fix three security issues, several bugs, andadd one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

905700 - CVE-2013-0213 samba: clickjacking vulnerability in SWAT

905704 - CVE-2013-0214 samba: cross-site request forgery vulnerability in SWAT

984401 - CVE-2013-4124 samba: DoS via integer overflow when reading an EA list

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