# MA-889.112022: MyCERT Advisory - Samba Releases Security Updates

**Date:** 17 Nov 2022  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-889.112022  
**Advisory ID:** MA-889.112022

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**1.0 Introduction**
Recently, the Samba Team has released [security updates](https://www.samba.org/samba/history/security.html) to address vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Samba.
**2.0 Impact**
An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
**3.0 Affected Products**
All versions of Samba prior to 4.15.12, 4.16.7, 4.17.3
**4.0 Recommendations**
MyCERT encourages users and administrators to review Samba security announcement [CVE-2022-42898](https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-42898.html) and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer here for more information: <https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-42898.html>
Generally, MyCERT advises the users of these devices to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
For further enquiries, please contact MyCERT through the following channels:
E-mail: cyber999[at]cybersecurity.my 
Phone: 1-300-88-2999 (monitored during business hours) 
Mobile: +60 19 2665850 (24x7 call incident reporting) 
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**5.0    References**
- <https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-42898.html>
- <https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2022/11/16/samba-releases-security-updates>