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| author |   Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2017-01-01 16:36:28 +0100 |
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| committer | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2017-01-01 16:36:28 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201701-05.xml b/glsa-201701-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fa7db246 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201701-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201701-05"> + <title>BusyBox: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in BusyBox might allow remote attackers to cause a + Denial of Service condition. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">busybox</product> + <announced>January 01, 2017</announced> + <revised>January 01, 2017: 1</revised> + <bug>590478</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/busybox" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.25.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.25.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>BusyBox is a set of tools for embedded systems and is a replacement for + GNU Coreutils. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The recv_and_process_client_pkt function in networking/ntpd.c in BusyBox + allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (CPU and bandwidth + consumption) via a forged NTP packet, which triggers a communication + loop. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker might send a specially crafted package to a machine + running BusyBox ntpd, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service + condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All BusyBox users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/busybox-1.25.1" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6301">CVE-2016-6301</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 01 Jan 2017 12:19:19 +0000">b-man</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 01 Jan 2017 15:33:56 +0000">b-man</metadata> +</glsa> |