1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200607-10 / samba |
| Release Date | July 25, 2006 |
| Latest Revision | July 25, 2006: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-fs/samba | < 3.0.22-r3 | >= 3.0.22-r3 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #139369
A large number of share connection requests could cause a Denial of Service within Samba.
Samba is a freely available SMB/CIFS implementation which allows seamless interoperability of file and print services to other SMB/CIFS clients.
During an internal audit the Samba team discovered that a flaw in the way Samba stores share connection requests could lead to a Denial of Service.
By sending a large amount of share connection requests to a vulnerable Samba server, an attacker could cause a Denial of Service due to memory consumption.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.22-r3" |