Samba Updates
2993Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
30 October, 2019
● Medium
2019-574
All
Descriptions:
Samba has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in all the versions.
Threats:
An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Overwrite files remotely.
- Bypass implemented password policy and create weak passwords remotely.
- Denial of service attack (DoS).
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Samba security advisory and apply the necessary updates: https://www.samba.org/samba/history/security.html