Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-21 (samba)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200411-21.
Solution
All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-fs/samba-3.0.8' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200411-21 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70429 http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/132004.html
Insight
Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2004-0882). Another flaw in Samba may allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service by excessive consumption of CPU cycles (CVE-2004-0930).