Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

Samba is a freely available SMB/CIFS implementation which allows seamless interoperability of file and print services to other SMB/CIFS clients.

Description

Samba fails to do proper bounds checking when handling TRANSACT2_QFILEPATHINFO replies. Additionally an input validation flaw exists in ms_fnmatch.c when matching filenames that contain wildcards.

Impact

An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Samba. A remote attacker may also be able to cause an abnormal consumption of CPU resources, resulting in slower performance of the server or even a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.8"