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Security Advisory Moderate: nfs-utils security update

Advisory: RHSA-2008:0486-4
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: Moderate
Issued on: 2008-07-31
Last updated on: 2008-07-31
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2008-1376

Details

An updated nfs-utils package that fixes a security issue is now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The nfs-utils package provides a daemon for the kernel NFS server and
related tools.

A flaw was found in the nfs-utils package build. The nfs-utils package was
missing TCP wrappers support, which could result in an administrator
believing they had access restrictions enabled when they did not.
(CVE-2008-1376)

Users of nfs-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: bd231ee0a77813ccd349812135b656f1
 
IA-32:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: ecf0afdef8d4194895f419ee906fa538
 
IA-64:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: 174688b10bf79170e6255ad2cbfa6028
 
PPC:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: 4587065f0cf9d9cb3343191f8e4778f7
 
s390x:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.s390x.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: 8c84f03010308c11aa457f7e391f02b7
 
x86_64:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: 9b191fcda33164232d0ba62f65ca60cd
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: bd231ee0a77813ccd349812135b656f1
 
IA-32:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: ecf0afdef8d4194895f419ee906fa538
 
x86_64:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: 9b191fcda33164232d0ba62f65ca60cd
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:1048
    MD5: bd231ee0a77813ccd349812135b656f1
 
IA-32:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm     MD5: ecf0afdef8d4194895f419ee906fa538
 
IA-64:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.ia64.rpm     MD5: 174688b10bf79170e6255ad2cbfa6028
 
PPC:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.ppc.rpm     MD5: 4587065f0cf9d9cb3343191f8e4778f7
 
s390x:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.s390x.rpm     MD5: 8c84f03010308c11aa457f7e391f02b7
 
x86_64:
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm     MD5: 9b191fcda33164232d0ba62f65ca60cd
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

440114 - CVE-2008-1376 RHEL5 nfs-utils is missing tcp_wrappers support


References



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