New samba packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix a
security issue.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0022
Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
patches/packages/samba-3.2.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz:
Upgraded to samba-3.2.7.
This fixes a security issue. From the WHATSNEW.txt file:
"This is a security release in order to address CVE-2009-0022.
o CVE-2009-0022
In Samba 3.2.0 to 3.2.6, in setups with registry shares enabled,
access to the root filesystem ("/") is granted
when connecting to a share called "" (empty string)
using old versions of smbclient (before 3.0.28).
The original security announcement for this and past advisories can
be found http://www.samba.org/samba/security/"
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0022
(* Security fix *)
Where to find the new packages:
HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/samba-3.2.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/samba-3.2.7-i486-1.tgz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 12.2 package:
84369b496d7b0cfacb7c8548b0183630 samba-3.2.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz
Slackware -current package:
3de9646804a53a6cf9df44df2e68ce13 samba-3.2.7-i486-1.tgz
Installation instructions:
Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg samba-3.2.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz
Then, restart the Samba server if the machine uses it:
> /etc/rc.d/rc.samba restart
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slackware | 12.2 | i486 | samba | <ย 3.2.7 | samba-3.2.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz |