[ GLSA 200903-06 ] nfs-utils: Access restriction bypass

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200903-06
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: nfs-utils: Access restriction bypass
      Date: March 07, 2009
      Bugs: #242696
        ID: 200903-06

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Synopsis
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An error in nfs-utils allows for bypass of the netgroups restriction.

Background
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nfs-utils contains the client and daemon implementations for the NFS
protocol.

Affected packages
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     Package           /  Vulnerable  /                     Unaffected
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  1  net-fs/nfs-utils       < 1.1.3                           >= 1.1.3

Description
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Michele Marcionelli reported that nfs-utils invokes the hosts_ctl()
function with the wrong order of arguments, which causes TCP Wrappers
to ignore netgroups.

Impact
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A remote attacker could bypass intended access restrictions, i.e. NFS
netgroups, and gain access to restricted services.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All nfs-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/nfs-utils-1.1.3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-4552
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4552

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-200903-06.xml

Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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