USN-3486-2: Samba vulnerability

21 November 2017

Samba could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

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Releases

Packages

  • samba - SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix

Details

USN-3486-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

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)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

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

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