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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3595-2 Moderate: Samba DoS Risk from Input

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Calendar Grey March 23, 2018
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Samba may fail when processing specially designed inputs. Upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 ESM to address this vulnerability. Find out how.
Samba could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Samba could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

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

Details:

USN-3595-1 fix a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Samba incorrectly validated inputs to the RPC

 spoolss service. An authenticated attacker could use this issue to

 cause the service to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  samba                           2:3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.15

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3595-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3595-1

  CVE-2018-1050

March 23, 2018

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