Description
smbd in Samba before 2.2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by sending a FindNextPrintChangeNotify request without a previous FindFirstPrintChangeNotify, as demonstrated by the SMB client in Windows XP SP2.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | samba | 2.2.11 | — |
| Debian 13 | samba | 2.2.11 | — |
| Debian 12 | samba | 2.2.11 | — |
References
- 20040831 Samba FindNextPrintChangeNotify() Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Crash smbd mailing-list
- 2004-0043 vendor-advisory
- samba-findnextprintchangenotify-dos(17138) vdb-entry
- GLSA-200409-14 vendor-advisory
- http://samba.org/samba/history/samba-2.2.11.html