From 2cd17b566c55eb88eb2081f78300a9493469bfcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karolin Seeger Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:42:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] WHATSNEW: Add release notes for Samba 4.0.16. Bug: https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10245 CVE-2013-4496: Password lockout not enforced for SAMR password changes. Bug: https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10327 CVE-2013-6442: smbcacls --chown | --chgrp dacl regression Signed-off-by: Karolin Seeger --- WHATSNEW.txt | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index f602152e6dc..654a2521245 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,4 +1,70 @@ ============================== + Release Notes for Samba 4.0.16 + March 11, 2014 + ============================== + + +This is a security release in order to address +CVE-2013-4496 (Password lockout not enforced for SAMR password changes) and +CVE-2013-6442 (smbcacls can remove a file or directory ACL by mistake). + +o CVE-2013-4496: + Samba versions 3.4.0 and above allow the administrator to implement + locking out Samba accounts after a number of bad password attempts. + + However, all released versions of Samba did not implement this check for + password changes, such as are available over multiple SAMR and RAP + interfaces, allowing password guessing attacks. + +o CVE-2013-6442: + Samba versions 4.0.0 and above have a flaw in the smbcacls command. If + smbcacls is used with the "-C|--chown name" or "-G|--chgrp name" + command options it will remove the existing ACL on the object being + modified, leaving the file or directory unprotected. + + +Changes since 4.0.15: +--------------------- + +o Jeremy Allison + * BUG 10327: CVE-2013-6442: ensure we don't lose an existing ACL when + setting owner or group owner. + + +o Andrew Bartlett + * BUG 10245: CVE-2013-4496: Enforce password lockout for SAMR password + changes. + + +o Stefan Metzmacher + * BUG 10245: CVE-2013-4496: Enforce password lockout for SAMR password + changes. + + +###################################################################### +Reporting bugs & Development Discussion +####################################### + +Please discuss this release on the samba-technical mailing list or by +joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. + +If you do report problems then please try to send high quality +feedback. If you don't provide vital information to help us track down +the problem then you will probably be ignored. All bug reports should +be filed under the Samba 4.0 product in the project's Bugzilla +database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/). + + +====================================================================== +== Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility. +== The Samba Team +====================================================================== + + +Release notes for older releases follow: +---------------------------------------- + + ============================== Release Notes for Samba 4.0.15 February 18, 2014 ============================== @@ -75,8 +141,8 @@ database (https://bugzilla.samba.org/). ====================================================================== -Release notes for older releases follow: ----------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + ============================== Release Notes for Samba 4.0.14 -- 2.11.4.GIT