[USN-3486-1] Samba vulnerabilities

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3486-1
November 21, 2017

samba vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Samba.

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

Details:

Yihan Lian and Zhibin Hu discovered that Samba incorrectly handled memory
when processing certain SMB1 requests. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-14746)

Volker Lendecke discovered that Samba incorrectly cleared memory when
returning data to a client. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-15275)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.10:
  samba                           2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 17.04:
  samba                           2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.8

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  samba                           2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  samba                           2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.13

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

References:
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3486-1
  CVE-2017-14746, CVE-2017-15275

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.13


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