Security update for samba
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(Last modified: 07APR2003)
solutions Security update for samba SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (fcb4caa26c7908ed1e8a555b28711e8a)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IBM zSeries
Package: samba
Release: 20030407
Obsoletes: none
call_trans2open()
bug. 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 for the changed package to become effective. Please restart the samba server using the following command
rcsmb try-restart
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