RHSA-2007:1017 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated samba packages that fix security issues are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and
other information.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba creates NetBIOS replies.
If a Samba server is configured to run as a WINS server, a remote
unauthenticated user could cause the Samba server to crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2007-5398)

A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba authenticates
users. A remote unauthenticated user could trigger this flaw to cause the
Samba server to crash. Careful analysis of this flaw has determined that
arbitrary code execution is not possible, and under most circumstances will
not result in a crash of the Samba server. (CVE-2007-4572)

A flaw was found in the way Samba assigned group IDs under certain
conditions. If the "winbind nss info" parameter in smb.conf is set to
either "sfu" or "rfc2307", Samba users are incorrectly assigned the group
ID of 0. (CVE-2007-4138)

Red Hat would like to thank Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research, Rick King,
and the Samba developers for responsibly disclosing these issues.

All Samba users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download
and update your packages. To do so, run the following command (as root):

pup

Alternatively, for a command-line interface, run the following command:

yum update

To register your system to RHN, use the following command:

rhn_register

For information on how to manually install or remove packages, refer to the
following link:

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_11223.shtm

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.1 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.1 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 286271 - CVE-2007-4138 samba incorrect primary group assignment for domain users using the rfc2307 or sfu winbind nss info plugin
• BZ - 294631 - CVE-2007-4572 samba buffer overflow
• BZ - 358831 - CVE-2007-5398 Samba "reply_netbios_packet()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVEs

• CVE-2007-5398
• CVE-2007-4572
• CVE-2007-4138

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical