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Debian 8: DLA-1539-1 Critical Samba Data Exposure and Validation

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba, a SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues: . Package : samba Version : 4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u10 CVE ID : CVE-2018-10858 CVE-2018-10919 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba, a SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues: CVE-2018-10858 Svyatoslav Phirsov discovered that insufficient input validation in libsmbclient allowed a malicious Samba server to write to the client's heap memory. CVE-2018-10919 Phillip Kuhrt discovered that Samba when acting as an Active Domain controller disclosed some sensitive attributes. For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version 4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u10. We recommend that you upgrade your samba packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . Important security patch for Samba resolving various vulnerabilities on Debian 8. Please update to version 4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u10 immediately.. Samba Update, Debian Security, SMB Issues, Input Validation Protection. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 08, 2018 •Critical Debian LTS