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| author | Karolin Seeger <kseeger@samba.org> | 2013-01-29 09:45:06 +0100 |
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| committer | Karolin Seeger <kseeger@samba.org> | 2013-01-29 09:45:06 +0100 |
| commit | 184d5ab26a553ca7ef3f529e90e4dd8c9aded75d (patch) | |
| tree | 54f90906764b6c551d1f9ee21d8707d648506252 | |
| parent | 5f8ab89e41df7d2d5e37f3ee8c096c3a9c82f11a (diff) | |
| download | samba-184d5ab26a553ca7ef3f529e90e4dd8c9aded75d.tar.gz | |
WHATSNEW: Prepare release notes for Samba 3.6.12.
This is a Security Release in order to address
CVE-2013-0213 (Clickjacking issue in SWAT) and
CVE-2013-0214 (Potential XSRF in SWAT).
Karolin
| -rw-r--r-- | WHATSNEW.txt | 37 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 2f414bc02fa..8d058e3b8f5 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,19 +1,44 @@ ============================== Release Notes for Samba 3.6.12 - March 18, 2013 + January 30, 2013 ============================== -This is is the latest stable release of Samba 3.6. - -Major enhancements in Samba 3.6.12 include: +This is a security release in order to address +CVE-2013-0213 (Clickjacking issue in SWAT) and +CVE-2013-0214 (Potential XSRF in SWAT). + +o CVE-2013-0213: + All current released versions of Samba are vulnerable to clickjacking in the + Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT). When the SWAT pages are integrated into + a malicious web page via a frame or iframe and then overlaid by other content, + an attacker could trick an administrator to potentially change Samba settings. + + In order to be vulnerable, SWAT must have been installed and enabled + either as a standalone server launched from inetd or xinetd, or as a + CGI plugin to Apache. If SWAT has not been installed or enabled (which + is the default install state for Samba) this advisory can be ignored. + +o CVE-2013-0214: + All current released versions of Samba are vulnerable to a cross-site + request forgery in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT). By guessing a + user's password and then tricking a user who is authenticated with SWAT into + clicking a manipulated URL on a different web page, it is possible to manipulate + SWAT. + + In order to be vulnerable, the attacker needs to know the victim's password. + Additionally SWAT must have been installed and enabled either as a standalone + server launched from inetd or xinetd, or as a CGI plugin to Apache. If SWAT has + not been installed or enabled (which is the default install state for Samba) + this advisory can be ignored. -o Changes since 3.6.11: -------------------- -o Jeremy Allison <jra@samba.org> +o Kai Blin <kai@samba.org> + * BUG 9576: CVE-2013-0213: Fix clickjacking issue in SWAT. + * BUG 9577: CVE-2013-0214: Fix potential XSRF in SWAT. ###################################################################### |