Slackware 8.1 / current : Samba buffer overflow fixed

high Nessus Plugin ID 54848

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

The samba packages in Slackware 8.1 and -current have been patched to fix a security problem. All sites running samba should upgrade.

Solution

Update the affected samba package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b803a37f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 54848

File Name: Slackware_298748ea5e197afbd98f71f99f66b05d.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 6/1/2013

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:samba, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2003