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Candidate: CVE-2005-4798
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References:
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http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0509.1/1333.html
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http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git;a=commit;h=87e03738fc15dc3ea4acde3a5dcb5f84b6b6152b
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http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git;a=commitdiff;h=87e03738fc15dc3ea4acde3a5dcb5f84b6b6152b
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Description:
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Buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling in the Linux Kernel 2.4 up to 2.4.31
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allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long
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symlink, which is not properly handled in (1) nfs2xdr.c or (2) nfs3xdr.c and
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causes a crash in the NFS client.
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Notes:
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dannf> >= 2.6.13 not affected according to:
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dannf> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0509.1/1333.html
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dannf> 2.6.8 looks affected to me - including my shot at a fix...
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Bugs:
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upstream:
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linux-2.6: N/A
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2.6.8-sarge-security: released (2.6.8-16sarge5) [nfs-handle-long-symlinks.dpatch]
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2.4.27-sarge-security: released (2.4.27-10sarge4) [223_nfs-handle-long-symlinks.diff]
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