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ELSA-2012-0332 Critical: Oracle Linux samba security update

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ELSA-2012-0332 Critical: Oracle Linux samba security update

Severity

CVSS

(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

02/23/2012

Created

07/25/2018

Added

03/23/2012

Modified

07/04/2017

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in process.c in smbd in Samba 3.0, as used in the file-sharing service on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet before 2.0.0.7971 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a Batched (aka AndX) request that triggers infinite recursion.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-libsmbclient
oracle-linux-upgrade-libsmbclient-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-samba
oracle-linux-upgrade-samba-client
oracle-linux-upgrade-samba-common
oracle-linux-upgrade-samba-swat

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2012-0870
APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1
CVE - 2012-0870
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-February/002629.html
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-March/002685.html
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