Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block or Common Internet File System protocol, which allows PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and other information. Security Fix: * A remote code execution flaw was found in Samba. A malicious authenticated samba client, having write access to the samba share, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as root. Red Hat would like to thank the Samba project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges steelo as the original reporter.