Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843236
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3348-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'samba' package(s) announced via the USN-3348-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'samba' package(s) announced via the USN-3348-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled dangling symlinks. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-9461) In addition, this update fixes a regression introduced by USN-3267-1 that caused Samba to incorrectly handle non-wide symlinks to directories. Affected Software/OS: 'samba' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9461 BugTraq ID: 99455 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99455 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1950 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1950 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2338 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2778 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778
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