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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Thursday 01 Oct 2009 23:25 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, nessuno belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> <Quote>
>> The Windows SMB2 security hole remains open and with malware out now
>> that can take advantage of it, it's more dangerous than ever, but
>> there's still no patch for it....[SMB2 is] not nearly as secure as
>> plain old SMB....
>>
>> on September 28th, Harmony Security senior researcher Stephen Fewer
>> released code that lets anyone try to run unauthorized software on a
>> Windows Vista, Server 2008, and early pre-releases of Windows 7.
>>
>> And has Microsoft rushed to the rescue? Nope. In fact, experts think
>> that the earliest Microsoft will be able to fix the problem will be on
>> the next Patch Tuesday, October 13th. In the meantime, Microsoft
>> recommends that you should just turn SMB2 off.
>> </Quote>
>>
>> http://www.itworld.com/security/79507/no-safety-smb2-users-yet
>
> That's what happens when you "fuck with Samba" :-D
Obligatory reference:
FLOSS Weekly 14: Jeremy Allison of Samba
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| 'In the section of the interview from around 33m30s to 39m00 Jeremy
| Allison reports how he was told that the Microsoft team implementing
| SMB2 were ordered to "f**k with Samba".'
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http://www.twit.tv/floww14
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