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GLSA-201101-05 : OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution
critical Nessus Plugin ID 51535
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201101-05 (OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution)Two vulnerabilities were discovered:
Simon Wilkinson discovered from a bug report by Toby Blake that the cache manager of OpenAFS contains a heap-based buffer overflow which is related to the use of the ERR_PTR macro (CVE-2009-1250).
A pointer dereference bug when using XDR arrays was discovered by Simon Wilkinson, with assistance from Derrick Brashear and Jeffrey Altman.
(CVE-2009-1251).
Impact :
The vulnerabilities might allow remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All OpenAFS users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-fs/openafs-1.4.9'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 51535
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201101-05.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 1/17/2011
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: 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:gentoo:linux:openafs, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1250, CVE-2009-1251