USN-2756-1: rpcbind vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2756-1

30th September, 2015

rpcbind vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 15.04
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

rpcbind could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Software description

• rpcbind - converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses

Details

It was discovered that rpcbind incorrectly handled certain memory
structures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rpcbind to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 15.04:

rpcbind 0.2.1-6ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

rpcbind 0.2.1-2ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.3

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2015-7236

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1KLFiep