Title : rPath Security Update Fixes Samba Winbind Privilege Escalation Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3165 CVE ID : CVE-2007-4138
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-09-17
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in rPath Linux, which could be exploited by malicious users to obtain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an error in Samba. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3120
Upgrade the affected packages :
samba=/conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel//1/3.0.25-0.2-1
samba-swat=/conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel//1/3.0.25-0.2-1 References
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