============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2305-1 August 01, 2014 samba vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - samba: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix Details: Volker Lendecke discovered that the Samba NetBIOS name service daemon incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2305-1 CVE-2014-3560 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3