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So you want every client on your private network to have root access to your SMB server? Remote root is a problem if you have any networked clients.
by throwaway54-762 15y ago
So you want every client on your private network to have root access to your SMB server? Remote root is a problem if you have any networked clients.
- jrockway 15y agoYes, that's why they fixed the bug.
- ajross 15y agoHe means that SMB is not a secure protocol and can't be run securely over an untrusted network at all. Vulnerabilities within a private network are a different class of problem. Obviously you should upgrade/patch and pull the fix. But if (say) the operation of your 20-person company depends on a live Samba instance, you might logically make the decision to leave it unpatched on your internal network for a day or so until you have time to test the upgrade.