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Possible SAMBA Vulnerability

Posted by michael on from the apt-get-time-again dept.

veg writes "The samba team have released 2.2.7 following the discovery of a secureity hole in versions 2.2.2 to 2.2.6 that could lead to remote root access. Eeek! Full story on the samba site"

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  1. Re:When by mithras+the+prophet · · Score: 5, Insightful
    We then worked with the Linux vendors via the vendorsec mailing list to ensure they were all aware of the problem and could issue updates at the same time we announced. Once we'd tested the release, we pushed the button and released...

    What about Apple? Do you work directly with them? I would wager that the millions of Mac OS X-equipped Macs sold each year are rapidly making Apple the #1 distributor of Samba...

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