FreeBSD Security Advisories
2001-Mar-22 13:12 UTC
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:30.ufs-ext2fs
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============================================================================FreeBSD-SA-01:30
Security Advisory
FreeBSD, Inc.
Topic: UFS/EXT2FS allows disclosure of deleted data
Category: kernel
Module: ufs/ext2fs
Announced: 2001-03-22
Credits: Sven Berkvens <sven@berkvens.net>, Marc Olzheim
<zlo@zlo.nu>
Affects: All released versions of FreeBSD 3.x, 4.x.
FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE prior to the correction date.
FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE prior to the correction date.
Corrected: 2000-12-22 (FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE)
2000-12-22 (FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE)
FreeBSD only: NO
I. Background
UFS is the Unix File System, used by default on FreeBSD systems and
many other UNIX variants. EXT2FS is a filesystem used by default on
many Linux systems, which is also available on FreeBSD.
II. Problem Description
There exists a data consistency race condition which allows users to
obtain access to areas of the filesystem containing data from deleted
files. The filesystem code is supposed to ensure that all filesystem
blocks are zeroed before becoming available to user processes, but in
a certain specific case this zeroing does not occur, and unzeroed
blocks are passed to the user with their previous contents intact.
Thus, if the block contains data which used to be part of a file or
directory to which the user did not have access, the operation results
in unauthorized access of data.
All versions of FreeBSD 3.x and 4.x prior to the correction date
including 3.5.1-RELEASE and 4.2-RELEASE are vulnerable to this
problem. This problem is not specific to FreeBSD systems and is
believed to exist on many filesystems.
This problem was corrected prior to the forthcoming release of FreeBSD
4.3.
III. Impact
Unprivileged users may obtain access to data which was part of deleted
files.
IV. Workaround
None appropriate.
V. Solution
Upgrade your vulnerable FreeBSD system to 3.5-STABLE or 4.2-STABLE
after the respective correction dates.
To patch your present system: download the relevant patch from the
below location, and execute the following commands as root:
# fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-01:30/fs.patch
# fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-01:30/fs.patch.asc
Verify the detached PGP signature using your PGP utility.
This patch has been verified to apply against FreeBSD 3.5.1-RELEASE,
FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE and FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE. It may or may not
apply to older, unsupported releases.
# cd /usr/src
# patch -p < /path/to/patch
Rebuild and reinstall your kernel as described in the FreeBSD handbook
at the following URL:
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html
and reboot for the changes to take effect.
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