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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1982-1] openafs security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'openafs' package(s) announced via the DSA-1982-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in OpenAFS, a distributed file system. CVE-2019-18601 OpenAFS is prone to denial of service from unserialized data access because remote attackers can make a series of VOTE_Debug RPC calls to crash a database server within the SVOTE_Debug RPC handler. CVE-2019-18602 OpenAFS is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability because uninitialized scalars are sent over the network to a peer. CVE-2019-18603 OpenAFS is prone to information leakage upon certain error conditions because uninitialized RPC output variables are sent over the network to a peer.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'openafs' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.9-2+deb8u9. We recommend that you upgrade your openafs packages.