GLSA 201404-05: OpenAFS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	OpenAFS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/07/2014
Bugs:	#265538, #355533, #460494, #478282, #478296
ID:	201404-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenAFS, worst of which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code

Background

OpenAFS is an client-server program suite for federated file sharing and replicated content distribution.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-fs/openafs	< 1.6.5	>= 1.6.5	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenAFS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the AFS server, cause a Denial of Service condition, or gain access to sensitive information. Additionally, an attacker could compromise a cell’s private key, allowing them to impersonate any user in the cell.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenAFS users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/openafs-1.6.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201404-05.xml

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.