A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-10
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 05, 2008
Bugs: #211230, #211956
ID: 200803-10
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in lighttpd.
Background
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lighttpd is a lightweight high-performance web server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-servers/lighttpd < 1.4.18-r2 >= 1.4.18-r2
Description
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lighttpd contains a calculation error when allocating the global file
descriptor array (CVE-2008-0983). Furthermore, it sends the source of a
CGI script instead of returning a 500 error (Internal Server Error)
when the fork() system call fails (CVE-2008-1111).
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial
of Service or gain the source of a CGI script.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.18-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0983
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0983
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1111
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1111
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
