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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200512-14 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: NBD Tools: Buffer overflow in NBD server |
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Date: December 23, 2005 |
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Bugs: #116314 |
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ID: 200512-14 |
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Synopsis |
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The NBD server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that may result in |
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the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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The NBD Tools are the Network Block Device utilities allowing one to |
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use remote block devices over a TCP/IP network. It includes a userland |
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NBD server. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-block/nbd < 2.8.2-r1 >= 2.8.2-r1 |
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Description |
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Kurt Fitzner discovered that the NBD server allocates a request buffer |
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that fails to take into account the size of the reply header. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send a malicious request that can result in the |
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execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the NBD server. |
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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 NBD Tools users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-block/nbd-2.8.2-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2005-3534 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3534 |
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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-200512-14.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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 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/2.0 |