Slackware: 2017-332-01: samba Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/samba-4.4.16-i586-2_slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. This is a security update in order to patch the following defects: CVE-2017-14746 (Use-after-free vulnerability.) All versions of Samba from 4.0.0 onwards are vulnerable to a use after free vulnerability, where a malicious SMB1 request can be used to control the contents of heap memory via a deallocated heap pointer. It is possible this may be used to compromise the SMB server. CVE-2017-15275 (Server heap memory information leak.) All versions of Samba from 3.6.0 onwards are vulnerable to a heap memory information leak, where server allocated heap memory may be returned to the client without being cleared. For more information, see: https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-14746.html https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14746 https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-15275.html https://cv...
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
7425e85c12fbb6437972750ad82076f9 samba-4.4.16-i486-2_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
3db6126ef7d2396674a084c8f4b40ea3 samba-4.4.16-x86_64-2_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
b617e553d66d1c1c80e3453048a672aa samba-4.4.16-i486-2_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
763f7ecd40588d020fbe8c04092e4a58 samba-4.4.16-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package:
8751de79b4a099637e4325a22855f7b2 samba-4.4.16-i586-2_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
2bf34a7fde12b6eac358780b7bf14d9d samba-4.4.16-x86_64-2_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
6e3e2157dac69e0eeb8d8f51152804c2 n/samba-4.7.3-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
565ddcb96f06d703d5728170b162d4ea n/samba-4.7.3-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg samba-4.4.16-i586-2_slack14.2.txz Then, if Samba is running restart it: # /etc/rc.d/rc.samba restart