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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-07 ] Libtirpc and RPCBind: Denial of Service

Posted on 06 June 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201706-07 ] Libtirpc and RPCBind: Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-07
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Libtirpc and RPCBind: Denial of Service
Date: June 06, 2017
Bugs: #617472
ID: 201706-07

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in Libtirpc and RPCBind which may allow
a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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The RPCBind utility is a server that converts RPC program numbers into
universal addresses.

Libtirpc is a port of Suns Transport-Independent RPC library to Linux.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-nds/rpcbind < 0.2.4-r >= 0.2.4-r
2 net-libs/libtirpc < 1.0.1-r1 >= 1.0.1-r1
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2 affected packages

Description
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It was found that due to the way RPCBind uses libtirpc (libntirpc), a
memory leak can occur when parsing specially crafted XDR messages.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send thousands of messages to RPCBind, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All RPCBind users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-nds/rpcbind-0.2.4-r"

All Libtirpc users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libtirpc-1.0.1-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8779
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8779

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-07

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 2017 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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