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SuSE Security Announcement
Package: nfs-server < 2.2beta47 within nkita
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 02:12:50 GMT
Affected SuSE versions: all
Vulnerability Type: remote root compromise
SuSE default package: yes (not activated by default)
Other affected systems: all linux systems using the nfs-server
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A security hole was discovered in the package mentioned above.
Please update as soon as possible or disable the service if you are using
this software on your SuSE Linux installation(s).
Other Linux distributions or operating systems might be affected as
well, please contact your vendor for information about this issue.
Please note, that that we provide this information on "as-is" basis only.
There is no warranty whatsoever and no liability for any direct, indirect or
incidental damage arising from this information or the installation of
the update package.
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1. Problem Description
The rpc.nfsd which is part of the nfs-server package was found to have
two remote vulnerabilities.
2. Impact
Via a buffer overflow, remote root access can be achieved. Write access to
the local filesystem which is exported is necessary.
Another security problem are improper root_sqash export handlings.
3. Solution
Updated the package from our FTP server.
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Please verify these md5 checksums of the updates before installing:
f03592bc738b6fa5cfa2f3a21250125a ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/6.1/a1/nkita-99.11.11-0.alpha.rpm
c4fd6ad2029165a14e26140c56c64a06 ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.1/a1/nkita-99.11.11-0.i386.rpm
75c7b4aa20d13f4b81428013690fbf3f ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.2/a1/nkita-99.11.11-0.i386.rpm
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You can find updates on our ftp-Server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update for Intel processors
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update for Alpha processors
or try the following web pages for a list of mirrors:
http://www.suse.de/ftp.html
http://www.suse.com/ftp_new.html
Our webpage for patches:
http://www.suse.de/patches/index.html
Our webpage for security announcements:
http://www.suse.de/security
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security@suse.de
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