- Issued:
- 2018-06-19
- Updated:
- 2018-06-19
RHSA-2018:1883 - Low: samba4 security and bug fix update
Synopsis
Low: samba4 security and bug fix update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Low
Topic
An update for samba4 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. 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.
Description
Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allows PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and other information.
Security Fix(es):
- samba: Null pointer indirection in printer server process (CVE-2018-1050)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank the Samba project for reporting this issue.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 Release Notes and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 Technical Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
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.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- samba4-python-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-debuginfo-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-test-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-4.2.10-15.el6.src.rpm
- samba4-pidl-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-python-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-dc-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-client-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-common-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-winbind-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-client-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-dc-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-pidl-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-dc-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-winbind-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-dc-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-winbind-clients-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-test-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-debuginfo-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-test-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-pidl-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-winbind-clients-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-debuginfo-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-winbind-krb5-locator-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-dc-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-devel-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-pidl-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-devel-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-test-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-dc-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-winbind-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-common-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-common-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-winbind-clients-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-winbind-krb5-locator-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-devel-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-client-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-common-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-winbind-krb5-locator-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
- samba4-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-client-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-dc-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-python-4.2.10-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
- samba4-python-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-winbind-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-devel-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-winbind-clients-4.2.10-15.el6.s390x.rpm
- samba4-winbind-krb5-locator-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-dc-libs-4.2.10-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
- samba4-debuginfo-4.2.10-15.el6.i686.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/red_hat_enterprise_linux/6/html/6.10_release_notes/index.html
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/red_hat_enterprise_linux/6/html/6.10_technical_notes/index.html
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/.
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