Issued:
2008-07-31
Updated:
2008-07-31

RHSA-2008:0486 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Moderate: nfs-utils security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

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Topic

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.

Description

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

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm SHA-256: 5c482d905531d31b2476d32d248629323c0f4e5a16bafac214858c8fc4671ab5
x86_64
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4298d0cb4e96ae4e4551dffa83cdcd8db4c7ebae4fd88a47fba6853957b7a35c
ia64
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 1aee0e7753838f56a1e6365731c714d5934df7caee631fe93afe15cc830506ef
i386
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60cc4644cc475702eb228cd0473aa255734cbf6cb899cc66cd8381ae31395de9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm SHA-256: 5c482d905531d31b2476d32d248629323c0f4e5a16bafac214858c8fc4671ab5
x86_64
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4298d0cb4e96ae4e4551dffa83cdcd8db4c7ebae4fd88a47fba6853957b7a35c
i386
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60cc4644cc475702eb228cd0473aa255734cbf6cb899cc66cd8381ae31395de9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm SHA-256: 5c482d905531d31b2476d32d248629323c0f4e5a16bafac214858c8fc4671ab5
x86_64
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4298d0cb4e96ae4e4551dffa83cdcd8db4c7ebae4fd88a47fba6853957b7a35c
i386
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60cc4644cc475702eb228cd0473aa255734cbf6cb899cc66cd8381ae31395de9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm SHA-256: 5c482d905531d31b2476d32d248629323c0f4e5a16bafac214858c8fc4671ab5
s390x
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c37026e7275e755e3510681f237cf4eb2b33195c9cb9ebaa5ed749d4229ce7e0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2

SRPM
s390x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm SHA-256: 5c482d905531d31b2476d32d248629323c0f4e5a16bafac214858c8fc4671ab5
ppc
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 9fbeefbbf8e9b048824167d33b977a1d64dddf68539359ca5a1829a7a2fc3c91

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2

SRPM
ppc

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.src.rpm SHA-256: 5c482d905531d31b2476d32d248629323c0f4e5a16bafac214858c8fc4671ab5
x86_64
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4298d0cb4e96ae4e4551dffa83cdcd8db4c7ebae4fd88a47fba6853957b7a35c
i386
nfs-utils-1.0.9-35z.el5_2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60cc4644cc475702eb228cd0473aa255734cbf6cb899cc66cd8381ae31395de9

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