---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Secunia @ Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas, USA (21-25 March). http://secunia.com/company/events/mms_2011/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Slackware update for samba SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43517 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/43517/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43517 RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-20 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43517/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/43517/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43517 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Slackware has issued an update for samba. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially gain escalated privileges and by malicious users to cause a DoS and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. For more information: SA43512 SOLUTION: Apply updated packages. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ORIGINAL ADVISORY: SSA:2011-059-01: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593629 OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------