Samba released fixes for its networking software to address two critical vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to change admin password or launch DoS attacks. Two critical patches for the free ...

I’ve mentioned Samba in this newsletter before http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nt/2003/0811nt2.html?rl, but a short refresher course might be in order ...

As Linux makes its way into previously Microsoft-only environments, whether in a server or desktop capacity, it is likely that Samba becomes involved in the process of integrating the systems. Hot on ...

After years of public disagreement over ensuring interoperability between their respective software, Microsoft and Samba have come to terms. And not surprisingly, each vendor is offering quite a ...

Programmers release a major update to the software that lets Linux computers mimic Windows machines, encroaching further onto Microsoft's turf. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

The administrators behind the open-source Samba software platform have issued an emergency patch for a security hole that potentially could allow hackers to upload malicious files to vulnerable ...

The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Samba is a software package for UNIX systems that provides file and printer sharing services via the SMB and CIFS protocols. Samba allows Linux, Mac, FreeBSD users to set up shared folders and access ...

The upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server will remove the formerly bundled open source Samba software and replace it with Apple's own tools for Windows file sharing and network directory ...

Programmers have released a major update to Samba, software that lets Linux computers mimic Windows machines, encroaching further onto Microsoft's turf. Samba lets a computer share files or manage ...

A couple of bugs in some versions of Samba software can help an attacker crash key processes on the network in charge of providing directory, application, and other services. The two vulnerabilities ...

Andrew Tridgell, creator of the Samba server software used by free and open source software developers alike, made an important contribution to the European Commission’s defense of its 2004 Microsoft ...