Security News

Samba Update Patches Two SMB-Related MiTM Bugs
2017-09-22 15:00

Samba released three security updates, including two related to SMB connections that could be abused by an attacker already on the network to hijack connections and manipulate traffic or data sent...

Samba puts out new security update to address exploit that fueled WannaCry (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-13 16:08

Vuln hit "all versions of Samba from 4.0.0 onward using embedded Heimdal Kerberos."

Attackers Mining Cryptocurrency Using Exploits for Samba Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2017-06-12 13:34

Kaspersky Lab said it has seen some of the first exploits targeting a patched Samba vulnerability, and those are being used to mine Monero cryptocurrency.

Cisco, Netgear Readying Patches for Samba Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2017-05-31 17:51

Cisco is prepping fixes for two of its products affected by last week's Samba vulnerability. Netgear has also pushed out a fix for NAS devices that were affected.

Vendors Investigating Impact of Samba Vulnerability (Security Week)
2017-05-31 09:14

Companies that provide network-attached storage (NAS) appliances, routers and other types of networking devices have started investigating the impact of a recently disclosed Samba vulnerability on...

Samba Patches Wormable Bug Exploitable With One Line Of Code (Threatpost)
2017-05-25 16:20

The Samba Team has patched a severe bug that leaves computers vulnerable to wormable exploit.

Critical Samba code execution hole plugged, patch ASAP! (Help Net Security)
2017-05-25 14:19

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...