Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:15 -0400
From: bugzilla@redhat.com
To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject: [RHSA-2000:043-02] Updated package for nfs-utils
available
Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated package for nfs-utils available
Advisory ID: RHSA-2000:043-02
Issue date: 2000-07-17
Updated on: 2000-07-17
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: rpc.statd root compromise
Cross references: N/A
1. Topic:
The rpc.statd daemon in the nfs-utils package shipped in Red Hat
Linux 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 contains a flaw that could lead to a remote
root break-in.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 6.0 – i386, alpha, sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.1 – i386, alpha, sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.2 – i386, alpha, sparc
3. Problem description:
The rpc.statd daemon shipped in Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2
contains a flaw that could lead to a remote root break-in. Version
0.1.9.1 of the nfs-utils package corrects the problem. Although
there is no known exploit for the flaw in rpc.statd, Red Hat urges
all users running rpc.statd to upgrade to the new nfs-utils
package.
Users should note that in Red Hat Linux 6.0 and 6.1 the
rpc.statd daemon was in the knfsd-clients package. The nfs-utils
package replaces both the knfsd and knfsd-clients packages shipped
in Red Hat Linux 6.0 and 6.1.
On systems running a kernel older than 2.2.16-3, users should
also take this opportunity to upgrade to the latest kernel
release.
4. Solution:
For each RPM for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filename]
where filename is the name of the RPM.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
N/A
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 6.2:
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.sparc.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.i386.rpm
sources:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/SRPMS/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.src.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
fb038f83f091c8ba3c81d272b19aab0b 6.2/SRPMS/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.src.rpm 9ffff59f1ac1dbe09694d70abaf356d2 6.2/alpha/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.alpha.rpm c8fb4d05baca53e48e94c7759304726f 6.2/i386/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.i386.rpm 0c32df4230662b6e48251fcb220364d1 6.2/sparc/nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1.sparc.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been
corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the
following command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg
8. References:
N/A