Moderate: samba security, bug fix and enhancement update
Security Advisory: Moderate
Updated samba packages that fix one security issue and provide several bug fixes and enhancements are now available for Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and the related Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allow PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and various information.
Security Fix(es):
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS the score and other related information refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
Users of Samba with Red Hat Gluster Storage are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing this update, the smb service will be restarted automatically.
For details on migrating Samba/CTDB configuration files, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4311261