metadata/glsa/glsa-201611-17.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201611-17">
  <title>RPCBind: Denial of service</title>
  <synopsis>A buffer overflow in RPCBind might allow remote attackers to cause
    a Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">rpcbind</product>
  <announced>2016-11-22</announced>
  <revised count="2">2016-11-22</revised>
  <bug>560990</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-nds/rpcbind" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.2.3-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">0.2.3-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>The RPCBind utility is a server that converts RPC program numbers into
      universal addresses.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in RPCBind’s
      svc_dodestroy function when trying to free a corrupted xprt-&gt;xp_netid
      pointer.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.</p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All RPCBind users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-nds/rpcbind-0.2.3-r1"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7236">CVE-2015-7236</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2015-12-23T23:23:05Z">
    BlueKnight
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-11-22T11:58:44Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>