Slackware Linux 15.0 samba Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2026-158-01)

The version of samba installed on the remote host is prior to 4.22.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2026-158-01 advisory. New samba packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues. Tenable has extracted the preceding description...

Samba QFILEPATHINFO handling routine contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow

Overview Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Description Samba is a widely used open-source implementation of Server Message Block SMB/Common Internet File System CIFS. A lack of bounds checking in the...

[SECURITY] New version of premail fixes /tmp file problem

We have received a report that premail uses temporary files in /tmp using unsecure methods for opening them. This is fixed in the new 0.45-4 release. We recommend you upgrade your samba package immediately. dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 1.3.1 alias bo Source...