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Gentoo: GLSA-201404-05 High: OpenAFS Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2014
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OpenAFS contains critical vulnerabilities that may allow unauthorized code execution and other serious risks. Upgrade is essential to mitigate these threats
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenAFS, worst of which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenAFS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity security issue gentoo code execution arbitrary code openafs

Resolution

All OpenAFS users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/openafs-1.6.5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1250 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1250 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-1251 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1251 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-0430 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0430 [ 4 ] CVE-2011-0431 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0431 [ 5 ] CVE-2013-1794 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1794 [ 6 ] CVE-2013-1795 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1795 [ 7 ] CVE-2013-4134 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4134 [ 8 ] CVE-2013-4135 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4135

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201404-05
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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.

Severity: High
Title: OpenAFS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 07, 2014
Bugs: #265538, #355533, #460494, #478282, #478296
ID: 201404-05

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity security issue gentoo code execution arbitrary code openafs

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenAFS, worst of which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code

Background

OpenAFS is an client-server program suite for federated file sharing and replicated content distribution.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-fs/openafs < 1.6.5 >= 1.6.5

Impact

===== An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the AFS server, cause a Denial of Service condition, or gain access to sensitive information. Additionally, an attacker could compromise a cell's private key, allowing them to impersonate any user in the cell.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.