Security News > 2017 > May > Critical Samba code execution hole plugged, patch ASAP! (Help Net Security)

The developers of Samba have plugged a critical remote code execution flaw that could allow a malicious client to upload a shared library to a writable share, and then cause the server to load and execute it. What is Samba? Samba is a free and open source implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol that provides Linux/Unix servers with Windows-based file and print services. It runs on most Linux, Unix and Unix-like systems, including Apple’s macOS … More →
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