Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201706-5
========================================
Severity: Medium
Date    : 2017-06-05
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-5104
Package : libusbmuxd
Type    : access restriction bypass
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-7

Summary
======
The package libusbmuxd before version 1.0.10-2 is vulnerable to access
restriction bypass.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 1.0.10-2.

# pacman -Syu "libusbmuxd>=1.0.10-2"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and
libusbmuxd allows remote attackers on the local network to bypass
intended access restrictions and communicate with services on affected
devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker is able to interact with a USB-connected device by
connecting to a IPv4 TCP socket.

References
=========
https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/CVE-2016-5104.patch?h=packages/libusbmuxd&id=c83d2655d67eb78375b5c3173020b79c9751bb1d
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd/commit/4397b3376dc4e4cb1c991d0aed61ce6482614196
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/6
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-5104

ArchLinux: 201706-5: libusbmuxd: access restriction bypass

June 5, 2017

Summary

The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers on the local network to bypass intended access restrictions and communicate with services on affected devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.

Resolution

Upgrade to 1.0.10-2. # pacman -Syu "libusbmuxd>=1.0.10-2"
The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

References

https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/CVE-2016-5104.patch?h=packages/libusbmuxd&id=c83d2655d67eb78375b5c3173020b79c9751bb1d https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd/commit/4397b3376dc4e4cb1c991d0aed61ce6482614196 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/6 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-5104

Severity
Package : libusbmuxd
Type : access restriction bypass
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-7

Workaround

None.

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