id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component resolution keywords cc 30 upgrade nss_ldap out of a vulnerability price "Quentin writes: """"""We are probably being affected by this. We currently have nss_ldap-257-3 installed, which may or may not include the patch that's in -258 to fix this."""""" and forwards the email below. Was [https://help.mit.edu/?q=531080]. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:43:56 +0100 From: Pierre-Yves Rofes To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200711-33 ] nss_ldap: Information disclosure -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: nss_ldap: Information disclosure Date: November 25, 2007 Bugs: #198390 ID: 200711-33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A race condition might lead to theft of user credentials or information disclosure in services using nss_ldap. Background ========== nss_ldap is a Name Service Switch module which allows 'passwd', 'group' and 'host' database information to be pulled from LDAP. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-auth/nss_ldap < 258 >= 258 Description =========== Josh Burley reported that nss_ldap does not properly handle the LDAP connections due to a race condition that can be triggered by multi-threaded applications using nss_ldap, which might lead to requested data being returned to a wrong process. Impact ====== Remote attackers could exploit this race condition by sending queries to a vulnerable server using nss_ldap, possibly leading to theft of user credentials or information disclosure (e.g. Dovecot returning wrong mailbox contents). Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All nss_ldap users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "">=sys-auth/nss_ldap-258"" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-5794 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5794 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-33.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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHSeycuhJ+ozIKI5gRAjvwAKCc3Et4rezJasP3RT7sWY+pHyShwACfVwbg 67oYKwgTwEYBnnY/v5ZQ5zw= =TEDE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-announce@gentoo.org mailing list " defect closed normal misc wontfix