- Issued:
- 2009-12-07
- Updated:
- 2009-12-07
RHBA-2009:1641 - samba bug fix update
Synopsis
samba bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated samba packages that fix credentials file handling for mount.cifs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and other information.
The kernel CIFS client mount helper binary (mount.cifs) uses details stored in a credentials file to authenticate with file servers. After a recent security update, mount.cifs no longer parsed credentials files correctly, and included trailing newlines in the authentication information. Attempts to authenticate would therefore fail with errors such as NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE. The parsing code is now corrected and no longer includes the newline as part of the authentication details. Mount.cifs can therefore use credentials files to authenticate with file servers successfully.
Users of Samba should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- samba-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
- samba-client-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
- samba-swat-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
- samba-swat-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
- samba-client-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
- samba-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
- samba-swat-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
- samba-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
- samba-client-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
- samba-swat-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
- samba-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.src.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
- samba-common-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
- samba-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
- samba-swat-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
- samba-client-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
- samba-client-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
- samba-3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.