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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3951-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
August 22, 2017                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : smb4k
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-8849

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that a programming error in the mount
helper binary of the Smb4k Samba network share browser may result in
local privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.2.1-2~deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your smb4k packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3951-1: smb4k security update

August 22, 2017
Sebastian Krahmer discovered that a programming error in the mount helper binary of the Smb4k Samba network share browser may result in local privilege escalation

Summary

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that a programming error in the mount
helper binary of the Smb4k Samba network share browser may result in
local privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.2.1-2~deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your smb4k packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Severity
Package : smb4k
CVE ID : CVE-2017-8849

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