A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Samba: Denial of Service vulnerability. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200607-10
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Samba: Denial of Service vulnerability
Date: July 25, 2006
Bugs: #139369
ID: 200607-10
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Synopsis
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A large number of share connection requests could cause a Denial of
Service within Samba.
Background
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Samba is a freely available SMB/CIFS implementation which allows
seamless interoperability of file and print services to other SMB/CIFS
clients.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-fs/samba < 3.0.22-r3 >= 3.0.22-r3
Description
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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.
Impact
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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.
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-3.0.22-r3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-3403
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3403
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-200607-10.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 2006 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
