A 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in open-source Samba software. The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected Linux and Unix machines. The flaw actually resided in the way Samba handled shared libraries. Samba is the SMB protocol implemented on Linux and UNIX systems, so some experts are saying it is “Linux version of EternalBlue,” used by the WannaCry ransomware. The maintainers of Samba have already patched the issue in their new versions.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/05/samba-rce-exploit.html