Scientific Linux Security Update : samba on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

high Nessus Plugin ID 60857

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

NOTE: This errata went out 2010-09-15, but this email was not sent.

A missing array boundary checking flaw was found in the way Samba parsed the binary representation of Windows security identifiers (SIDs). A malicious client could send a specially crafted SMB request to the Samba server, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the Samba server (smbd). (CVE-2010-3069)

For Scientific Linux 4, this update also fixes the following bug :

- Previously, the restorecon utility was required during the installationof the samba-common package. As a result, attempting to update sambawithout this utility installed may have failed with the following error :

/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.[xxxxx]: line 7: restorecon: command not found

With this update, the utility is only used when it is already present on the system, and the package is now always updated as expected.
(BZ#629602)

After installing this update, the smb service will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 60857

File Name: sl_20100914_samba_on_SL3_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3069

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