Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities

1.  Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Version Information

Related bugreports: #290633, #310105, #323785, #332063, #337295, #356917, #382263, #386375, #405551, #411487, #414319

Synopsis

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

2.  Impact Information

Background

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

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 with root privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition, take ownership of shared files, or bypass file permissions. Furthermore, a local attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information in a Samba credentials file.

3.  Resolution 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-3.5.15"

4.  References

• CVE-2009-2906
• CVE-2009-2948
• CVE-2010-0728
• CVE-2010-1635
• CVE-2010-1642
• CVE-2010-2063
• CVE-2010-3069
• CVE-2011-0719
• CVE-2011-1678
• CVE-2011-2724
• CVE-2012-0870
• CVE-2012-1182
• CVE-2012-2111