A Samba security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202012-24
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 24, 2020
Bugs: #743433, #751724
ID: 202012-24
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Samba, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-fs/samba < 4.12.9 >= 4.12.9
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Samba. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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-4.12.9"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-14318
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14318
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-14323
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14323
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-14383
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14383
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-1472
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1472
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-24
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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
