A nfs-utils security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: nfs-utils: Multiple remote vulnerabilities
Date: December 14, 2004
Bugs: #72113
ID: 200412-08

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nfs-utils that could lead to a Denial of Service, or the execution of arbitrary code.



Background
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nfs-utils is a package containing the client and daemon implementations for the NFS protocol.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-fs/nfs-utils < 1.0.6-r6 >= 1.0.6-r6

Description
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Arjan van de Ven has discovered a buffer overflow on 64-bit architectures in 'rquota_server.c' of nfs-utils (CAN-2004-0946). A remotely exploitable flaw on all architectures also exists in the 'statd.c' file of nfs-utils (CAN-2004-1014), which can be triggered by a mishandled SIGPIPE.

Impact
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A remote attacker could potentially cause a Denial of Service, or even execute arbitrary code (64-bit architectures only) on a remote NFS server.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All nfs-utils users should upgarde to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/nfs-utils-1.0.6-r6"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0946
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0946
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-1014
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1014

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0