USN-1156-1: tgt vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 11.04
• Ubuntu 10.10

Packages

• tgt - Linux SCSI target user-space tools

Details

It was discovered that tgt incorrectly handled long iSCSI name strings, and
invalid PDUs. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause tgt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 10.10. (CVE-2010-2221)

Emmanuel Bouillon discovered that tgt incorrectly handled certain iSCSI
logins. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause tgt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2011-0001)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.04

• tgt - 1:1.0.13-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 10.10

• tgt - 1:1.0.4-1ubuntu4.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2010-2221
• CVE-2011-0001