Ubuntu Security Notice 4454-1 - Martin von Wittich and Wilko Meyer discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain empty UDP packets when being used as a AD DC NBT server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4454-1
August 10, 2020
samba vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Samba could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
- samba: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Details:
Martin von Wittich and Wilko Meyer discovered that Samba incorrectly
handled certain empty UDP packets when being used as a AD DC NBT server. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
samba 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
samba 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.18
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.29
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4454-1
CVE-2020-14303
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.18
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.29