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Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6425-1 Critical Samba Remote Access Threats

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several critical Samba security updates for Ubuntu tackle severe vulnerabilities, encompassing risks of unauthorized remote access and potential denial of service attacks.
Several security issues were fixed in Samba.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Samba. Software Description: - samba: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix Details: Sri Nagasubramanian discovered that the Samba acl_xattr VFS module incorrectly handled read-only files. When Samba is configured to ignore system ACLs, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to truncate read-only files. (CVE-2023-4091) Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly handled the DirSync control. A remote attacker with an RODC DC account could possibly use this issue to obtain all domain secrets. (CVE-2023-4154) Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly handled the rpcecho development server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-42669) Kirin van der Veer discov...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: samba 2:4.17.7+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: samba 2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: samba 2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6425-1

CVE-2023-4091, CVE-2023-4154, CVE-2023-42669, CVE-2023-42670

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6425-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.17.7+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.15.13+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.6

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