Samba Vulnerability - Critical Security Flaw

Samba Vulnerability - A Critical Security Flaw in the SMDB file server Daemon allows remote code execution Samba is a widely used client-server tool that is built into many UNIX distributions. It allows file sharing and printer services between UNIX and Windows machines. A newly discovered vulnerability in the server daemon allows a remote samba client to execute arbitrary code on the machine running the daemon. The vulnerability received CVE code 2015-0240 The security bug is yet to be fully disclosed, however partial information which can aid attackers trying to exploit the bug have already been published. The bug has been recognized by most distributes and updates are available.   Analysis: https://securityblog.redhat.com/2015/02/23/samba-vulnerability-cve-2015-0240/ Patches: RedHat: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1346913 Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2508-1/ Debian: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0240 Source: Komodo Consulting Research Team