The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58, and IBM AFS 3.6 before Patch 19, on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an RX response with a large error-code value that is interpreted as a pointer and dereferenced, related to use of the ERR_PTR macro.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade openafs | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 9, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-fs/openafs. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade openafs | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 9, 2009 |
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