rPath alert rPSA-2006-0128-1 (samba)

From:
    	     
 
"Justin M. Forbes" <jmforbes@rpath.com>
To:
    	     
 
security-announce@lists.rpath.com, update-announce@lists.rpath.com
Subject:
    	     
 
rPSA-2006-0128-1 samba samba-swat
Date:
    	     
 
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:04:51 -0400
Cc:
    	     
 
full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, lwn@lwn.net
rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0128-1
Published: 2006-07-11
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    samba=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/3.0.23-1-0.1
    samba-swat=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/3.0.23-1-0.1

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200...
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-496

Description:
    In previous versions of the samba package, a remote attacker can
    cause samba to consume all system memory, leading to a denial of
    service.