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SerNet-GnuTLS 3.6.14 has just been released. SAMBA+ 4.12.3 packages on various SUSE and Red Hat platforms depend on a recent version of GnuTLS, which is provided by the sernet-gnutls packages.

The sernet-gnutls package is part of the SAMBA+ repositories for the following distributions:

• RHEL6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• CentOS 6
• Oracle Linux 6
• RHEL7 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• CentOS 7
• Oracle Linux 7
• SLES11 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
• SLES12 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
• openSUSE Leap 42

The new sernet-gnutls packages address the GnuTLS security issue CVE-2020-13777:

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13777

and include an additional patch to solve a memory (RAM) consuming bug:

• Bug 14399 - Server RAM filling up when writing to share from macOS
  https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14399

The new SAMBA+ 4.12.3 for AIX 7 does also include the recently patched GnuTLS version.

SAMBA+ packages are available as software subscription. They can be purchased at the SAMBA+ shop, detailed information and prices are listed at https://shop.samba.plus. The subscriptions are managed at our platform OPOSSO (https://oposso.samba.plus). Users can activate their subscriptions here and manage access credentials. The new SAMBA+ packages are included in existing subscriptions.

The SAMBA+ News are now also available via RSS feed. The URL to the feed is https://samba.plus/feed.rss .

In the News, SerNet's Samba Team regularly provides information on current versions, security updates, events such as sambaXP, etc. They are also a good source for Samba admins to keep up to date.

Alternatively, the SAMBA+ Newsletter is also available.

samba.plus and the SAMBA+ shop shop are now available in French. SerNet would like to do justice to the great interest that SAMBA+ arouses among French-speaking countries.

Please note: Communication with our team and support of SAMBA+ will continue to be in English and German respectively.

samba.plus et la shop SAMBA+ sont désormais disponibles en français. SerNet tient à rendre justice au grand intérêt que suscite SAMBA+ auprès des pays francophones.

Veuillez noter: La communication avec notre équipe et le soutien à SAMBA+ continueront à se faire respectivement en anglais et en allemand.

SAMBA+ 4.12.3 has just been released. Packages for various SUSE and Red Hat platforms as well as for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu are available now.

These packages address a lot of issues, which are listed in the Samba 4.12.3 release notes.

Additionally fixes for the following issues are included:

• Bug 14382: Use-after-free in winbind
  https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14382

• Bug 11990: dnsserver: correctly set rpc flag for reverse zone
  https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11990

• Bug 9869: Use function level 2008_R2 for domain classicupgrade
  https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9869

SAMBA+ packages and all later versions are available as software subscription. They can be purchased at the SAMBA+ shop, detailed information and prices are listed at https://shop.samba.plus. The subscriptions are managed at our platform OPOSSO (https://oposso.samba.plus). Users can activate their subscriptions here and manage access credentials. The new SAMBA+ packages are included in existing subscriptions.

SerNet is expanding the range of defined budgets that can be purchased directly via the SAMBA+ Shop: The Support Budget XL with a scope of 50 service hours now complements the SAMBA+ portfolio. The contingents can be used directly after purchase – customers can thus benefit quickly and easily from SerNet's accumulated Samba know-how.

The Support Budget XL with 50 hours of services already includes a discount of 5% on SerNet's normal hourly rates. Up to four of these contingents can be purchased at once, which corresponds to 200 hours or 5 work weeks. This is ideal for more extensive projects!

The smallest time unit for a request is a quarter of an hour. Monthly account statements as well as a final statement guarantee a transparent overview. Further details on budgets are available on the SAMBA+ website or in the SAMBA+ Shop.