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  • Microsoft, Samba Badlock flaw not critical, but serious enough

    04/13/2016 2:06:43 PM PDT · by Mannaggia l'America
    Computerworld ^ | 04/13/2016 | Lucian Constantin
    Microsoft and the Samba project fixed a vulnerability in their implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol after the flaw was initially announced three weeks ago under the name Badlock. The vulnerability, covered by Microsoft in its MS16-047 security bulletin published Tuesday, was also fixed in Samba 4.4.2, 4.3.8 and 4.2.11. It could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to impersonate an authenticated user and execute arbitrary network calls to the server, possibly with administrative privileges. Badlock's existence was announced on March 22 by a company called SerNet, which offers Samba consulting, support and development services. It employs the person who found the flaw:...
  • Clear April 12: Windows, Samba to splat curious 'crucial' Badlock bug

    03/23/2016 5:58:26 AM PDT · by rarestia · 22 replies
    The Register ^ | 22 Mar 2016 | Team Register
    April 12 – save the date if you're a Windows or Samba file server administrator. Stefan Metzmacher, a Samba core developer, has discovered what sounds like a pretty bad security bug, and he says it will be patched on that day next month. The vulnerability already has everything it needs to make a big splash: a name, Badlock; a website, and a logo. Here's what we know from the site: On April 12th, 2016 a crucial security bug in Windows and Samba will be disclosed. We call it: Badlock. Engineers at Microsoft and the Samba Team are working together to...