1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2676-1

USN-2676-1: NBD vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 July 2015

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in NBD.

Releases

Packages

  • nbd - Network Block Device protocol

Details

It was discovered that NBD incorrectly handled IP address matching. A
remote attacker could use this issue with an IP address that has a partial
match and bypass access restrictions. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6410)

Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled wrong export names
and closed connections during negotiation. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7441)

Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled signals. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2015-0847)

It was discovered that NBD incorrectly handled IP address matching. A
remote attacker could use this issue with an IP address that has a partial
match and bypass access restrictions. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6410)

Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled wrong export names
and closed connections during negotiation. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7441)

Tuomas Räsänen discovered that NBD incorrectly handled signals. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause NBD to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2015-0847)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.04 vivid nbd-server –  1:3.8-4ubuntu0.1
14.10 utopic nbd-server –  1:3.8-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty nbd-server –  1:3.7-1ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise nbd-server –  1:2.9.25-2ubuntu1.1

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