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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-05.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9320122f7570 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="201101-05"> + <title>OpenAFS: Arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis> + The cache manager of OpenAFS contains several bugs resulting in remote + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">OpenAFS</product> + <announced>January 16, 2011</announced> + <revised>January 16, 2011: 01</revised> + <bug>265538</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-fs/openafs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenAFS is a distributed file system. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Two vulnerabilities were discovered: + </p> + <ul><li> + 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).</li> + <li>A + pointer dereference bug when using XDR arrays was discovered by Simon + Wilkinson, with assistance from Derrick Brashear and Jeffrey Altman. + (CVE-2009-1251).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + The vulnerabilities might allow remote unauthenticated attackers to + cause a Denial of Service (system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary + code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenAFS users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/openafs-1.4.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1250">CVE-2009-1250</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1251">CVE-2009-1251</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:56:43 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:07:41 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |