Several security issues were fixed in XXX-APP-XXX.
USN-3426-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
2 November 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in XXX-APP-XXX.
USN-3426-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Stefan Metzmacher discovered that Samba incorrectly enforced SMB signing in certain situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a man in the middle attack. (CVE-2017-12150)
Yihan Lian and Zhibin Hu discovered that Samba incorrectly handled memory when SMB1 is being used. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain server memory contents. (CVE-2017-12163)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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