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Red Hat 2.1 to 4: RHSA-2008:0288-01 Critical: Samba Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey May 28, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Urgent samba patch release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux fixes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability and reinforces security measures.
Updated samba packages that fix a security issue and a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This u...

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and other information.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba clients handle over-sized packets. If a client connected to a malicious Samba server, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the Samba client user. It was also possible for a remote user to send a specially crafted print request to a Samba server that could result in the server executing the vulnerable client code, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the Samba server. (CVE-2008-1105)
Red Hat would like to thank Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research for responsibly disclosing this issue.
Users of Samba are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat buffer overflow critical samba CVE issue

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1105 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source:
i386: samba-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-common-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-swat-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm
ia64: samba-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm samba-common-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm samba-swat-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source:
ia64: samba-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm samba-common-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm samba-swat-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source:
i386: samba-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-common-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-swat-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source:
i386: samba-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-common-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm samba-swat-2.2.12-1.21as.9.3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: samba-3.0.9-1.3E.15.i386.rpm samba-client-3.0.9-1.3E.15.i386.rpm samba-common-3.0.9-1.3E.15.i386.rpm samba-debuginfo-3.0.9-1.3E.15.i386.rpm samba-swat-3.0.9-1.3E.15.i386.rpm
ia64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0288-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0288.html
Issue date: 2008-05-28

Topic

Updated samba packages that fix a security issue and a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat buffer overflow critical samba CVE issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

446724 - CVE-2008-1105 Samba client buffer overflow

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