Oracle Linux 6 : samba4 (ELSA-2014-1009)
high Nessus Plugin ID 77010
Language:
New! Plugin Severity Now Using CVSS v3
The calculated severity for Plugins has been updated to use CVSS v3 by default. Plugins that do not have a CVSS v3 score will fall back to CVSS v2 for calculating severity. Severity display preferences can be toggled in the settings dropdown.
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2014:1009 :Updated samba4 packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Samba is an open source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allows PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and other information.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in Samba's NetBIOS message block daemon (nmbd). An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to send specially crafted packets that, when processed by nmbd, could possibly lead to arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
(CVE-2014-3560)
All Samba users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing this update, the smb service will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected samba4 packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-August/004331.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 77010
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1009.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/6/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.9
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-dc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-dc-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-pidl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-swat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-winbind, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-winbind-clients, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:samba4-winbind-krb5-locator, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0178, CVE-2014-0244, CVE-2014-3493, CVE-2014-3560
RHSA: 2014:1009