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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 500a4726bf2..fa3600d6c35 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,37 +1,31 @@ - WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17p1 - September 5 1997 - ======================================== + WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17p2 - September 26th 1997 + =========================================== -New stable patch release: Samba - version 1.9.17p1. ---------------------------------------------------- +Security fix release: Samba - version 1.9.17p2. +---------------------------------------------- -This is a patch release which superceedes the -last stable release of Samba, release 1.9.17. -This release fixes the few bugs that users reported -in the previous stable release (1.9.17). +This new stable release fixes a very important security hole in all +versions of Samba. -These bugfixes are : +The security hole allows a remote user to obtain root access on the +Samba server. A program which exploits this bug has been posted to the +internet. -Fix for DOS and Windows 95 clients having trouble -delting files on a Samba share in a DOS command line -environment. +The security hole is only known to affect Samba servers running on +Intel based hardware, and has only been demonstrated for Intel +Linux. It is likley that exploits for other architectures would be +very difficult but the possibility cannot be excluded completely. -Fixes to set the 'flag' bits correctly when talking to a -non-Samba WINS server. +This patch fixes the security hole for all platforms. -Fix for NT clients being dropped when using security=server. +This patch also adds a routine which will log a message when a user +attempts to take advantage of the security hole. -Fixes to the printer queue reporting code. - -Fix for the name map mangle bug (mangling .html -> .htm was -not working). - -If you are not affected by any of these problems then there -is no need to upgrade. - -The release notes from the previous stable release follow. +A number of other minor bugs have also been fixed in this release. The Samba Team. + -------------Previous release notes------------------------- New stable release of Samba - 1.9.17 |