Neowin News Feed for: Samba

Google finally updates its Samba client for Android; disables SMBv1, adds support for SMBv3

Vishal Laul — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:14:01 +0000

Google has finally rolled out an update for the Samba client that it released for Android a few weeks ago. The update disables the vulnerable SMBv1 protocol by default and enables support for SMBv3. Read more...

Google releases a Samba client for Android, only supports the vulnerable SMBv1 protocol

Vishal Laul — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:08:01 +0000

Google released a brand-new Samba client for Android a couple of days ago. Unfortunately, the client exclusively relies on the vulnerable SMBv1 protocol that was exploited by 'Wannacry' ransomware. Read more...

Samba Team Receives Microsoft Protocol Documentation

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:34:55 +0000

Today the Protocol Freedom Information Foundation (PFIF), a non-profit organization created by the Software Freedom Law Center, signed an agreement with Microsoft to receive the protocol documentation needed to fully interoperate with the Microsoft Windows... Read more...

Canonical discloses Samba Vulnerability in Linux

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:11:39 +0000

Canonical has disclosed a security vulnerability that affects various versions, including the latest version 7.10, of its Linux distribution, as well as corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The flaw occurs because Samba, an... Read more...

Patched Macs Vulnerable to Samba Bug

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:10:09 +0000

Mac OS X is running with an outdated and vulnerable version of the open-source file and print program Samba, according to Symantec's DeepSight Threat Analyst Team. The vulnerabilities, first published on May 14, involve multiple... Read more...

DoS Flaws Found in Samba Module

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:44:29 +0000

German security researcher Stefan Esser has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in smbfs, the mountable SMB (Server Message Block) file system for Linux. In an advisory made public Wednesday, Esser said the bugs theoretically could crash the... Read more...

Samba flaw threatens Linux file servers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Apr 2003 15:12:04 +0000

The Samba Team released a patch on Monday for the second major security flaw found in the past few weeks in the open-source group's widely used program for sharing Windows files between Unix and Linux... Read more...

Samba stepped on by MS

Fri, 10 May 2002 02:08:53 +0000

Microsoft has opened a new chapter in its long-running dispute with open-source software developers--and it could have antitrust implications. In late March, Microsoft published a document that outlines how third-party developers can... Read more...