Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.

The Samba project is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy.

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27 November 2008

Samba 3.2.5 Available for Download

This is a security release to address CVE-2008-4314. The original advisory is available online. A patch for Samba 3.2.4 is available. This security advisory is applicable from Samba 3.0.29 to 3.2.4. Past security advisories are available on our security page.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

27 November 2008

Samba 3.0.33 Available for Download

This is a security release to address CVE-2008-4314. The original advisory is available online. A patch for Samba 3.0.32 is available. This security advisory is applicable from Samba 3.0.29 to 3.2.4. Past security advisories are available on our security page.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

2 October 2008

Samba 3.3.0pre2 Available for Download

Samba 3.3.0pre2 is now available for download. This is a preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Our plan is to move to the release candidate stage by the end of October. The final 3.3.0 release is planned for December 15. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.3.0pre2 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.3.0pre1 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

18 September 2008

Samba 3.2.4 Available for Download

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.2 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers running this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. A patch against Samba 3.2.3 is also available. See the release notes for more info.

26 August 2008

Samba 3.3.0pre1 Available for Download

Samba 3.3.0pre1 is available for download. This is a preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Our plan is to possibly have one more preview release and move to the release candidate stage in September. The final 3.3.0 release is planned for December 15. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.3.0pre1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the large patch file against Samba 3.2.2 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

25 Aug 2008

Samba 3.0.32 Maintenance Release Available

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.0 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers running this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. A patch against Samba 3.0.31 is also available. See the release notes for more info.

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