GLSA 200905-06: acpid: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | acpid: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 05/24/2009 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200905-06 |
Synopsis
An error in acpid might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service.Background
acpid is a daemon for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI).
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sys-power/acpid | < 1.0.10 | >= 1.0.10 | All supported architectures |
Description
The acpid daemon allows opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, triggering an infinite loop.
Impact
Remote attackers can cause a Denial of Service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss).
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All acpid users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-power/acpid-1.0.10"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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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