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Security-Fix Samba 2.2.8 Available For Download

Posted by timothy on from the getcher-dukes-up dept.

Jeremy Allison, Samba Team. writes "I just wanted to give you a heads-up on a security release, Samba 2.2.8. The release notes may be found here: http://samba.org/samba/whatsnew/samba-2.2.8.html It is important that Samba users upgrade or take the security steps outlined in the release notes. We have a report an exploit has been developed by the black-hat community. Regards, Jeremy"

13 comments

  1. Black hat community by IXI · · Score: 5, Funny

    Black hat? Never heard of that distro

    SCNR

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    1. Re:Black hat community by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sebastian Krahmer = stealth = black hat.

      the TEAM TESO member has the bad habit of first distributing the epxloits between his hacker friends, then a few weeks later when day had some funwith it, make it public....

  2. Good news by akpcep · · Score: 1

    I'm about to foray into the world of networking, and I've been reading up on SAMBA as a means ot get this Win box to talk to my new Linux one. Wish me luck - I'm stupid.

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    Hmmm.
    1. Re:Good news by cymen · · Score: 1

      I was going to recommend a particular set of documentation on the Samba site but I can't find it. There seem to be a number of choices. Some of the documentation is included in the tar ball but not (easily) accessable on the website.

      This new document looks good:
      The Unofficial Samba HOWTO

      (moderators: no need to mod this up, really, it won't get lost in the few posts here)

    2. Re:Good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Good luck, stupid.

    3. Re:Good news by Vlad_the_Inhaler · · Score: 1

      The page marked as my home-page here might help. It is a bit short on NT/W2K/XP Domain stuff though, I stopped using Windows after Win98.

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    4. Re:Good news by akpcep · · Score: 1

      Thanks Vlad - I've got RH8 to see my 2k shares, but I'm having problems the other direction. More research is needed. I'll check your stuff out.

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      Hmmm.
  3. pr0n star? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I thought the guy's name was Ron Jeremy

  4. FreeBSD Port already committed by mbadolato · · Score: 3, Informative
    For those that use FreeBSD, 2.2.8 is already checked into the ports.


    # cvsup
    # portupgrade samba


  5. Phew by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm glad this important security flaw in Linux got posted to the main page where lots of people would know about it. Oh wait...

  6. 2.2.8 fixes XP SP1 domain issues by Drakino · · Score: 4, Informative

    I recently loaded a new system using a slipstreamed XP SP1 disc, and was having no luck joining my Samba domain with 2.2.7a. I tried the registry patches included for both 2.2.7a and TNG, and had no luck, kept getting odd errors. I downloaded and compiled 2.2.8, wiped my computer name from smbpasswd and passwd, and had no problems. So there is more to gain from the upgrade then just security.