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Gentoo update for samba
Secunia Advisory: SA11503
Release Date: 2004-04-30
Popularity: 5,694 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0186


Description:
Gentoo has issued updated packages for Samba. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA10842

Solution:
Update Gentoo:

emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.2a-r2"
emerge ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.2a-r2"

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-21.xml

Other References:
SA10842:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10842/


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