nfs-utils security update

Synopsis

nfs-utils security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Topic

An updated nfs-utils package that fixes various security issues is now
available.

Description

The nfs-utils package provides a daemon for the kernel NFS server and
related tools, providing a much higher level of performance than the
traditional Linux NFS server used by most users.

This package also contains the showmount program. Showmount queries
the mount daemon on a remote host for information about the NFS
(Network File System) server on the remote host.

SGI reported that the statd daemon did not properly handle the SIGPIPE
signal. A misconfigured or malicious peer could cause statd to crash,
leading to a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1014 to this issue.

Arjan van de Ven discovered a buffer overflow in rquotad. On 64-bit
architectures, an improper integer conversion can lead to a buffer
overflow. An attacker with access to an NFS share could send a specially
crafted request which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2004-0946 to this issue.

Additionally, this updated package addresses the following issues:

• The UID of the nfsnobody account has been fixed for 32-bit and 64-bit
  machines. Because the st_uid field of the stat structure is an unsigned
  integer, an actual value of -2 cannot be used when creating the account, so
  the decimal value of -2 is used. On a 32-bit machine, the decimal value of
  
• 2 is 65534 but on a 64-bit machine it is 4294967294. This errata enables
  the nfs-utils post-install script to detect the target architecture, so an
  appropriate decimal value is used.
  

All users of nfs-utils should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 123900 - LTC5609-Wrong uid/gid for anonuid in nfs mount
• BZ - 138062 - CAN-2004-0946 buffer overflow in rquotad
• BZ - 139611 - CAN-2004-1014 DoS in statd

CVEs

• CVE-2004-1014
• CVE-2004-0946

References

(none)