MNBSD-2014-2: NFS server deadlock triggered by a trusted client

Description

An attacker on a trusted NFS client could cause the NFS server to become deadlocked via a lock-ordering issue during file-handle-to-vnode resolution. This results in a denial of service of the NFS server.

Affected Versions

kernel

Recommendations

No specific recommendations provided.

References

• https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:05.nfsserver.asc
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1453

Additional Information

Aliases: CVE-2014-1453

Published: April 09, 2014
Last Modified: April 09, 2014