FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Deadlock in the NFS server (6a384960-6007-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 92898

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The kernel holds a lock over the source directory vnode while trying to convert the target directory file handle to a vnode, which needs to be returned with the lock held, too. This order may be in violation of normal lock order, which in conjunction with other threads that grab locks in the right order, constitutes a deadlock condition because no thread can proceed. Impact : An attacker on a trusted client could cause the NFS server become deadlocked, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7befe99a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 92898

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6a384960600711e6a6c314dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freebsd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1453

BID: 66726

FreeBSD: SA-14:05.nfsserver