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Ubuntu: USN-4986-4: rpcbind regression

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Ubuntu: USN-4986-4: rpcbind regression

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/10/2021
Created
06/14/2021
Added
06/11/2021
Modified
02/19/2025

Description

USN-4986-1 fixed a vulnerability in rpcbind. The update caused a regression resulting in rpcbind crashing in certain environments. This update fixes the problem for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that rpcbind incorrectly handled certain large data sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rpcbind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-rpcbind

References

  • USN-4986-1
  • USN-4986-4

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