Red Hat update for samba and samba3x

by Carol~ Moderator - 5/1/12 7:37 AM

In Reply to: VULNERABILITIES / FIXES - May 01, 2012 by Carol~ Moderator

Release Date : 2012-05-01

Criticality level : Less critical
Ipact : Security Bypass
Where : From local network
Solution Status : Vendor Patch

Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
RHEL Desktop Workstation 5

Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for samba and samba3x. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.

Original Advisory:
RHSA-2012:0533-01:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0533.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/48996/