From e03ad1401fd1cca54f9f5c4c1e98ec9ad87b5565 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karolin Seeger Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:55:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] WHATSNEW: Add release notes for Samba 3.6.17. Signed-off-by: Karolin Seeger --- WHATSNEW.txt | 23 +++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index a921e4a7a25..4291736269a 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,19 +1,34 @@ ============================== Release Notes for Samba 3.6.17 - August 14, 2013 + August 05, 2013 ============================== -This is is the latest stable release of Samba 3.6. +This is a security release in order to address +CVE-2013-4124 (Missing integer wrap protection in EA list reading can cause +server to loop with DOS). + +o CVE-2013-4124: + All current released versions of Samba are vulnerable to a denial of + service on an authenticated or guest connection. A malformed packet + can cause the smbd server to loop the CPU performing memory + allocations and preventing any further service. + + A connection to a file share, or a local account is needed to exploit + this problem, either authenticated or unauthenticated if guest + connections are allowed. -Major enhancements in Samba 3.6.17 include: + This flaw is not exploitable beyond causing the code to loop + allocating memory, which may cause the machine to exceed memory + limits. -o Changes since 3.6.16: --------------------- o Jeremy Allison + * BUG 10010: CVE-2013-4124: Missing integer wrap protection in EA list + reading can cause server to loop with DOS. ###################################################################### -- 2.11.4.GIT