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TITLE:
Slackware update for samba

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26776

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26776/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/product/13491/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for samba. This fixes a security
issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain
escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA26764

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/samba-3.0.26a-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/samba-3.0.26a-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/samba-3.0.26a-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/samba-3.0.26a-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/samba-3.0.26a-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.419439

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26764:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26764/

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