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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: udisks: Arbitrary code execution
Date: May 02, 2014
Bugs: #504100
ID: 201405-01
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Synopsis
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A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in udisks,
allowing a local attacker to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause
Denial of Service.
Background
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udisks is an abstraction for enumerating block devices and performing
operations on them.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-fs/udisks < 2.1.3 *>= 1.0.5
>= 2.1.3
Description
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A stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered when udisks is given a
long path name as a mount point.
Impact
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A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All udisks 1.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=sys-fs/udisks-1.0.5:0”
All udisks 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=sys-fs/udisks-2.1.3”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0004
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0004
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-201405-01.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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