msdfs broken in 2.2.8

[jra at dp.samba.org]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 02:30:32PM -0800, Eric Horst wrote:
> 
> Hello!  With great enthusiasm I upgraded from 2.2.7a to 2.2.8 last week
> to get the critical security fix.  However, it appears that msdfs is
> broken in 2.2.8.  Several on the 'samba' list have reported this as
> well.  Some say it works OK for W2K but not for XP.  In my case I know
> it doesn't work for XP clients.  Testing, switching back and forth from
> 2.2.7a to 2.2.8 and using various clients it consistently confirms that
> 2.2.8 doesn't work.  I dug through logs, source and the 2.2.7a to 2.2.8
> diff and can't see any obvious change that would have broken it.  I've
> tried hard over the last few days to understand the flow through the
> code and find the problem but haven't been successful.
> 
> Would a saavy Samba technical person be willing to work with me on
> resolving this?  I have logs and data but lacking an obvious focal point
> for the problem I can't summarize the logs enough to include them in
> this message.
> 
> Also, would somebody give me a hint as to what portion of the patch
> fixes the security flaw so that I can at least build a fresh 2.2.7a
> version which protects us?

I'm working on a fix for this. I think I've found it. Give me a few more hours.....

Jeremy