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Short Name

NFS:OVERFLOW:LINUX-ACL-OF-DOS

Severity

Medium

Recommended

No

Recommended Action

Drop

Category

NFS

Keywords

Linux Kernel NFS Access Control List Overflow DoS

Release Date

2008/10/08

Update Number

1291

Supported Platforms

idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+

NFS: Linux Kernel NFS Access Control List Overflow DoS


This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against the Network File System (NFS) implementation in the Linux Kernel. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition, generally invoking a reboot of the targeted system.

Extended Description

The Linux kernel is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Versions prior to Linux kernel 2.6.26.4 are vulnerable.

Affected Products

  • Debian Linux 4.0
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Alpha
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Amd64
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Arm
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Hppa
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Ia-32
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Ia-64
  • Debian Linux 4.0 M68k
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Mips
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Mipsel
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Powerpc
  • Debian Linux 4.0 S/390
  • Debian Linux 4.0 Sparc
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 .10
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test10
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test9
  • Linux kernel 2.6.0 -Test9-CVS
  • Linux kernel 2.6.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.10
  • Linux kernel 2.6.10 Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 .8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 -Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 -Rc3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.11 -Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .22
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 .6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 -Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.12 -Rc5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 .1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 .2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 .3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 .4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 -Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 -Rc6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.13 -Rc7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 .1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 .2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 .3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 -Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 -Rc3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.14 -Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15.11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15-27.48
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 .4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 -Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 -Rc3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 -Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 -Rc5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.15 -Rc6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 13
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.16
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.17
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.18
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .19
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.21
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .23
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 27
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16.8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 .9
  • Linux kernel 2.6.16 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.10
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.13
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.14
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17 .8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17.9
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17 -Rc5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.18
  • Linux kernel 2.6.18 .1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.18.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.18.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.18-53
  • Linux kernel 2.6.18-8.1.8.El5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19 -Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19 -Rc3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.19 -Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.1 -Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.1 -Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.13
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.15
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20-2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20.9
  • Linux kernel 2.6.20-Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21 .1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21 4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21.7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21-Git8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21-RC3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21-RC4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21-RC5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.21-RC6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.13
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.14
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.15
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.16
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.17
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22.8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22-Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.22-Rc7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.09
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.10
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.14
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23.7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23-Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.23-Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24-Rc1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24-Rc2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24-Rc3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24-Rc4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.24-Rc5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.10
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.11
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.12
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.13
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25 .15
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.2
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.4
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.5
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.6
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.7
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.8
  • Linux kernel 2.6.25.9
  • Linux kernel 2.6.26.1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.26.3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.26-Rc5-Git1
  • Linux kernel 2.6.26 -Rc6
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG v1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS Amd64
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS I386
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS Powerpc
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS Sparc
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Amd64
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 I386
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Lpia
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Powerpc
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Sparc
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS Amd64
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS I386
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS Lpia
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS Powerpc
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS Sparc

References

  • BugTraq: 31133
  • CVE: CVE-2008-3915

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