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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-06.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d172377 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200903-06"> + <title>nfs-utils: Access restriction bypass</title> + <synopsis> + An error in nfs-utils allows for bypass of the netgroups restriction. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nfs-utils</product> + <announced>March 07, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 07, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>242696</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-fs/nfs-utils" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + nfs-utils contains the client and daemon implementations for the NFS + protocol. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Michele Marcionelli reported that nfs-utils invokes the hosts_ctl() + function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers + to ignore netgroups. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could bypass intended access restrictions, i.e. NFS + netgroups, and gain access to restricted services. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All nfs-utils users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/nfs-utils-1.1.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4552">CVE-2008-4552</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:56:17 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:22:47 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:23:17 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |