Package : samba Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE Id : CVE-2008-1105 Debian Bug : 483410
Alin Rad Pop discovered that Samba contained a buffer overflow condition when processing certain responses received while acting as a client, leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1105).
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.24-6etch10.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.30-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your samba packages.
Upgrade instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch - -------------------------------