1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200903-22 / ganglia |
| Release Date | March 10, 2009 |
| Latest Revision | March 10, 2009: 01 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| sys-cluster/ganglia | < 3.1.1-r2 | >= 3.1.1-r2 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #255366
A buffer-overflow in Ganglia's gmetad might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Ganglia is a scalable distributed monitoring system for clusters and grids.
Spike Spiegel reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path() function when processing overly long pathnames in gmetad/server.c.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to the gmetad service leading to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Ganglia users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/ganglia-3.1.1-r2" |