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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05 January 2009

Samba 3.2.7 Available for Download

This is a security release to address CVE-2009-0022. The original advisory is available online. A patch for Samba 3.2.6 is available. This security advisory is applicable from Samba 3.2.0 to 3.2.6. 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.

15 December 2008

Samba 3.3.0rc2 Available for Download

Samba 3.3.0rc2 is now available for download. This the second release candidate 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. The final 3.3.0 release is planned for January 6, 2009. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.3.0rc2 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.3.0rc1 (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.

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.

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