RHEL 5 : samba (RHSA-2007:1017)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28246

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated samba packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and other information.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba creates NetBIOS replies. If a Samba server is configured to run as a WINS server, a remote unauthenticated user could cause the Samba server to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2007-5398)

A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba authenticates users. A remote unauthenticated user could trigger this flaw to cause the Samba server to crash. Careful analysis of this flaw has determined that arbitrary code execution is not possible, and under most circumstances will not result in a crash of the Samba server. (CVE-2007-4572)

A flaw was found in the way Samba assigned group IDs under certain conditions. If the 'winbind nss info' parameter in smb.conf is set to either 'sfu' or 'rfc2307', Samba users are incorrectly assigned the group ID of 0. (CVE-2007-4138)

Red Hat would like to thank Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research, Rick King, and the Samba developers for responsibly disclosing these issues.

All Samba users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-4138

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-4572

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5398

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1017

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28246

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-1017.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/16/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba-swat, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4138, CVE-2007-4572, CVE-2007-5398

BID: 26454, 26455

CWE: 119, 264

RHSA: 2007:1017