[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-07 ] Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-07 ] Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Aaron Bauman]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201805-07
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: May 22, 2018
     Bugs: #588262, #619516, #639024, #650382
       ID: 201805-07

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Samba, the worst of which
may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-fs/samba                 < 4.5.16                  >= 4.5.16 

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial
of Service condition, conduct a man-in-the-middle attack, or obtain
sensitive information.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-4.5.16"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2119
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2119
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-14746
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14746
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-15275
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15275
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-7494
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7494
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-1050
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1050
[ 6 ] CVE-2018-1057
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1057

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-07

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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