Samba Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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National Cyber Awareness System:

Samba Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/02/24/Samba-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability ] 02/24/2015 04:33 
PM EST 
Original release date: February 24, 2015

Linux and Unix based operating systems employing Samba versions 3.5.0 through 4.2.0rc4 contain a vulnerability in the 
Server Message Block daemon (smbd). Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of 
an affected system.

US-CERT recommends users and administrators refer to their respective Linux OS vendor(s) for an appropriate patch if 
affected. Patches are currently available from Debian [ http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3171 ], Red Hat [ 
https://securityblog.redhat.com/2015/02/23/samba-vulnerability-cve-2015-0240/ ], Suse [ 
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917376 ], and Ubuntu [ http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2508-1/ ]. A Samba patch 
[ http://www.samba.org/samba/security/ ] is available for experienced users and administrators to implement.

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