Samba 2.2.8 (Linux Kernel 2.6 / Debian / Mandrake) - Share Privilege Escalation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9619/info A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been reported to affect the 2.6 Linux kernel. The issue appears to exist due to a lack of sufficient sanity checks performed when executing a file that is hosted on a remote Samba share. An attacker...