Open-iSCSI usr/mgmt_ipc.c denial of service

openiscsi-mgmtipc-dos (34944) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Open-iSCSI is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability in the usr/mgmt_ipc.c file. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the management interface and cause a denial of service.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.5
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.6
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Open-iSCSI (2.0-865 or later), available from the Open-iSCSI Web site. See References.

For Debian/GNU Linux:
Refer to DSA-1314-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2007:0497 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SR:2007:017 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • Open-iSCSI Web site: Open-iSCSI project: Open-iSCSI - RFC3720 architecture and implementation.
  • Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 243719: CVE-2007-3099 dos flaws in open-iscsi (CVE-2007-3100).
  • BID-24471: Open ISCSI Multiple Local Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-3099: usr/mgmt_ipc.c in iscsid in open-iscsi (iscsi-initiator-utils) before 2.0-865 checks the client's UID on the listening AF_LOCAL socket instead of the new connection, which allows remote attackers to access the management interface and cause a denial of service (iscsid exit or iSCSI connection loss).
  • DSA-1314: open-iscsi -- several vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2007-0497: Moderate: iscsi-initiator-utils security update
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018246: Open-iSCSI Lets Local Users Deny Service
  • SUSE-SR:2007:017: SUSE Security Summary Report

Platforms Affected:

  • Debian Debian Linux 4.0
  • Open-iSCSI Open-iSCSI prior to 2.0-865
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
  • SUSE SuSE Linux

Reported:

Jun 07, 2007

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