=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2676-1
July 22, 2015
nbd vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in NBD.
Software Description:
- nbd: Network Block Device protocol
Details:
It was discovered that NBD incorrectly handled IP address matching. A
remote attacker could use this issue with an IP address that has a partial
match and bypass access restrictions. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6410)
Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled wrong export names
and closed connections during negotiation. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7441)
Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled signals. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2015-0847)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04:
nbd-server 1:3.8-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.10:
nbd-server 1:3.8-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nbd-server 1:3.7-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
nbd-server 1:2.9.25-2ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2676-1
CVE-2013-6410, CVE-2013-7441, CVE-2015-0847
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.8-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.8-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.7-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:2.9.25-2ubuntu1.1