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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201404-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: OpenAFS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 07, 2014
Bugs: #265538, #355533, #460494, #478282, #478296
ID: 201404-05
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenAFS, worst of which can
allow attackers to execute arbitrary code
Background
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OpenAFS is an client-server program suite for federated file sharing
and replicated content distribution.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-fs/openafs < 1.6.5 >= 1.6.5
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenAFS. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with the
permissions of the user running the AFS server, cause a Denial of
Service condition, or gain access to sensitive information.
Additionally, an attacker could compromise a cell’s private key,
allowing them to impersonate any user in the cell.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All OpenAFS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-fs/openafs-1.6.5”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1250
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1250
[ 2 ] CVE-2009-1251
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1251
[ 3 ] CVE-2011-0430
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0430
[ 4 ] CVE-2011-0431
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0431
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-1794
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1794
[ 6 ] CVE-2013-1795
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1795
[ 7 ] CVE-2013-4134
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4134
[ 8 ] CVE-2013-4135
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4135
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201404-05.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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Mikle Kolyada
Gentoo Linux Developer
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