Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1226-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Dan Rosenberg discovered that Samba incorrectly handled changes to the mtab file. A local attacker could use this issue to corrupt the mtab file, possibly leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-1678)
Jan Lieskovsky discovered that Samba incorrectly filtered certain strings being added to the mtab file. A local attacker could use this issue to corrupt the mtab file, possibly leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-2724)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that Samba incorrectly handled the mtab lock file.
A local attacker could use this issue to create a stale lock file, possibly leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-3585)
Affected
samba on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1678, CVE-2011-2724, CVE-2011-3585 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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