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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201101-05 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution |
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Date: January 16, 2011 |
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Bugs: #265538 |
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ID: 201101-05 |
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Synopsis |
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The cache manager of OpenAFS contains several bugs resulting in remote |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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OpenAFS is a distributed file system. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-fs/openafs < 1.4.9 >= 1.4.9 |
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Description |
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Two vulnerabilites were discovered: |
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* Simon Wilkinson discovered from a bug report by Toby Blake that the |
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cache manager of OpenAFS contains a heap-based buffer overflow which |
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is related to the use of the ERR_PTR macro (CVE-2009-1250). |
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* A pointer dereference bug when using XDR arrays was discovered by |
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Simon Wilkinson, with assistance from Derrick Brashear and Jeffrey |
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Altman. (CVE-2009-1251). |
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Impact |
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The vulnerabilites might allow remote unauthenticated attackers to |
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cause a Denial of Service (system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary |
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code. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All OpenAFS users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/openafs-1.4.9" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1250 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1250 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2009-1251 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1251 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-05.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |