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Ubuntu 22.10: 5993-1 Critical: Samba Info Exposure Security Issue

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Calendar Grey April 3, 2023
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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:

Demi Marie Obenour discovered that the Samba LDAP server incorrectly

handled certain confidential attribute values. A remote authenticated

attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain certain sensitive

information. (CVE-2023-0614)

Andrew Bartlett discovered that the Samba AD DC admin tool incorrectly

sent passwords in cleartext. A remote attacker could possibly use this

issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-0922)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu Samba info exposure

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   samba                           2:4.16.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   samba                           2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   samba                           2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5993-1

CVE-2023-0614, CVE-2023-0922

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April 03, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu Samba info exposure

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.16.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

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