A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200705-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 15, 2007
Bugs: #177029
ID: 200705-15
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Synopsis
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Samba contains multiple vulnerabilities potentially resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.
Background
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Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs for UNIX.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-fs/samba < 3.0.24-r2 >= 3.0.24-r2
Description
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Samba contains a logical error in the smbd daemon when translating
local SID to user names (CVE-2007-2444). Furthermore, Samba contains
several bugs when parsing NDR encoded RPC parameters (CVE-2007-2446).
Lastly, Samba fails to properly sanitize remote procedure input
provided via Microsoft Remote Procedure Calls (CVE-2007-2447).
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain root
privileges via various vectors.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.24-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-2444
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2444
[ 2 ] CVE-2007-2446
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2446
[ 3 ] CVE-2007-2447
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2447
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xml
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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
