RHEL 3 : nfs-utils (RHSA-2004:583)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 16017

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated nfs-utils package that fixes various security issues is now available.

The nfs-utils package provides a daemon for the kernel NFS server and related tools, providing a much higher level of performance than the traditional Linux NFS server used by most users.

This package also contains the showmount program. Showmount queries the mount daemon on a remote host for information about the NFS (Network File System) server on the remote host.

SGI reported that the statd daemon did not properly handle the SIGPIPE signal. A misconfigured or malicious peer could cause statd to crash, leading to a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1014 to this issue.

Arjan van de Ven discovered a buffer overflow in rquotad. On 64-bit architectures, an improper integer conversion can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker with access to an NFS share could send a specially crafted request which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0946 to this issue.

Additionally, this updated package addresses the following issues :

- The UID of the nfsnobody account has been fixed for 32-bit and 64-bit machines. Because the st_uid field of the stat structure is an unsigned integer, an actual value of -2 cannot be used when creating the account, so the decimal value of -2 is used. On a 32-bit machine, the decimal value of -2 is 65534 but on a 64-bit machine it is 4294967294. This errata enables the nfs-utils post-install script to detect the target architecture, so an appropriate decimal value is used.

All users of nfs-utils should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.

Solution

Update the affected nfs-utils package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 16017

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-583.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 12/21/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nfs-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0946, CVE-2004-1014

RHSA: 2004:583

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