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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-22.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5a69554d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200903-22"> + <title>Ganglia: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer-overflow in Ganglia's gmetad might lead to the execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ganglia</product> + <announced>March 10, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 10, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>255366</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-cluster/ganglia" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.1.1-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.1.1-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ganglia is a scalable distributed monitoring system for clusters and + grids. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Spike Spiegel reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the + process_path() function when processing overly long pathnames in + gmetad/server.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to the gmetad + service leading to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of + Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ganglia users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/ganglia-3.1.1-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0241">CVE-2009-0241</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:12:46 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:26:05 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:27:02 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |