Several security issues were fixed in NBD.
It was discovered that NBD incorrectly handled IP address matching. A remote attacker could use this issue with an IP address that has a partial match and bypass access restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6410)
22 July 2015
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in NBD.
It was discovered that NBD incorrectly handled IP address matching. A remote attacker could use this issue with an IP address that has a partial match and bypass access restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6410)
Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled wrong export names and closed connections during negotiation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7441)
Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled signals. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-0847)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.