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Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3267-1 Moderate: Samba Network Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An exploit in Samba found in Ubuntu 17.04 poses a risk of leaking confidential information across the network. Follow the provided directives for updates.
Samba could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Samba could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:

- samba: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix

Details:

Jann Horn discovered that Samba incorrectly handled symlinks. An

authenticated remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the

server outside of the exported directories.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate samba information exposure ubuntu network threat

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04:
  samba                           2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3267-1

CVE-2017-2619

April 25, 2017

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate samba information exposure ubuntu network threat

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.1

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