Wind River Linux Python, LibTIFF, kernel Security Update (WIND00281609 WIND00266146 WIND00277729 WIND00277736)

Original Release Date: October 21, 2011
Last Revised: January 7, 2016
Number: ASA-2011-287
Risk Level: Low
Advisory Version: 2.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

Wind River has released a security advisory pertaining to their embedded version of Linux. This advisory contains vulnerabilities that may affect Avaya systems.

The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-201 1-1521 to this issue.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan) decoder in tif_thunder.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted THUNDER_2BITDELTAS data in a .tiff file that has an unexpected BitsPerSample value. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-201 1-1167 to this issue.

Integer overflow in the ReadDirectory function in tiffdump.c in tiffdump in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file containing a directory data structure with many directory entries. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-201 0-4665 to this issue.

The __nfs4_proc_set_acl function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 stores NFSv4 ACL data in memory that is allocated by kmalloc but not properly freed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted attempt to set an ACL. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-201 1-1090 to this issue.

More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisories issued by Wind River (A login is required):

2. Avaya System Products using Wind River Linux with affected components/packages installed:

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya 96x1 IP Deskphones 6.0 thru 6.5 Low For SIP, upgrade to 7.0 or later.
For H.323 and B189, upgrade to 6.6 or later.

Recommended Actions for System Products:
Avaya strongly recommends that customers follow networking and security best practices by implementing firewalls, ACLs, physical security or other appropriate access restrictions. Though Avaya believes such restrictions should always be in place, risk to Avaya products and the surrounding network from this potential vulnerability may be mitigated by ensuring these practices are implemented until such time as an Avaya provided product update or the recommended Avaya action is applied. Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the customer's security policies may be required during this interim period, but customers should not modify the System Product operating system or application unless the change is approved by Avaya. Making changes that are not approved may void the Avaya product service contract.

Mitigating Factors:

When determining risk, Avaya takes into account many factors as outlined by Avaya's Security Vulnerability Classification Policy. The following table describes factors that mitigate the risk of specific vulnerabilities for affected Avaya products:

Vulnerability Mitigating Factors
CVE-2011-1521 This is a Low risk because non-standard user interaction is required.
CVE-2011-1167
CVE-2011-1521
These are no risk because LibTIFF is not installed.
CVE-2010-4665 This is a Low risk because NFS is not enabled.

3. Additional Information:

Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.

4. Disclaimer:

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5. Revision History:

V 1.0 - October 21, 2011 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - January 7, 2016 - Updated Avaya 96x1 IP Deskphones affected versions and actions, and changed advisory status to Final.

Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or securityalerts@avaya.com.

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