Gentoo: GLSA 202304-12 Critical: Nbd Vulnerability Exploitation Alerts
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June 25, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in nbd, which could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nbd. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All nbd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-block/nbd-2.9.22"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-0530 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0530 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-1925 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1925
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-35
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Concerns
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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: High
Title: nbd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 25, 2012
Bugs: #353097, #372891
ID: 201206-35
Topics Covered
Background
nbd is a userland client/server for kernel network block device.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-block/nbd < 2.9.22 >= 2.9.22
Impact
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nbd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
dereference and crash) or the execution of arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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