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Samba vulnerability CVE-2017-7494 Series 2.x Series 3.x

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bitsnpcs:
The vulnerability - CVE-2017-7494 - affects versions 3.5 (released March 1, 2010) and onwards of Samba, the defacto standard for providing Windows-based file and print services on Unix and Linux systems.

1. Make sure to run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates.

2. Open a terminal:


--- Code: ---apt policy samba
--- End code ---

should show the patched version for Series 3.x:


--- Code: ---apt policy samba
samba:
  Installed: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
  Candidate: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
--- End code ---

should show the patched version for Series 2.x:


--- Code: ---apt policy samba
samba:
  Installed: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
  Candidate: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
--- End code ---

Sources:

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-7494.html

https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/05/25/patching-cve-2017-7494-in-samba-it-s-the-circle-of-life

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