Security update for samba
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(Last modified: 07APR2003)
solutions Security update for samba SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (3955ac6da8cea543c633c60be38a9bb1)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390
SuSE eMail Server II
Package: samba
Release: 20030407
Obsoletes: none
update.
The flaw is a stack overflow and may allow a remote attacker to gain root access to a system running a samba server.
It is recommended to immediately install the update package as provided.
rpm -Fvh samba.rpm
After applying the update, the samba server must be restarted using the following command:
rcsmb try-restart
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Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.
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