Am 23.02.2011 13:36, schrieb Alexander Kurtz: > Package: avahi-daemon > Version: 0.6.27-2 > Tags: security > Severity: critical > Justification: Introduces possible denial-of-service scenario. > > Hi, > > when I scan my server from another machine on the network using nmap, I > get this: > > # nmap -sU -p5353 192.168.2.2 > > Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-02-23 13:15 CET > Interesting ports on 192.168.2.2: > PORT STATE SERVICE > 5353/udp open|filtered zeroconf > MAC Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (Netgear) > > Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.50 seconds > # > > As soon as the scan starts, avahi-daemon on the server starts running > amok, top shows this: > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND > 5535 avahi 20 0 33884 1600 1280 R 100 0.0 2:28.47 > avahi-daemon > > Restarting avahi-daemon is not possible: > > # /etc/init.d/avahi-daemon restart > Restarting Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Daemon: avahi-daemonFailed to kill daemon: > Timer expired > . > # > > Simply terminating the process doesn't work either: > > # ps -Af | grep avahi-daemon > avahi 5535 1 87 13:14 ? 00:04:43 avahi-daemon: running > [server.local] > avahi 5536 5535 0 13:14 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: chroot > helper > root 5610 5581 0 13:20 pts/2 00:00:00 grep avahi-daemon > # kill 5535 > # ps -Af | grep avahi-daemon > avahi 5535 1 88 13:14 ? 00:05:02 avahi-daemon: running > [server.local] > avahi 5536 5535 0 13:14 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: chroot > helper > root 5614 5581 0 13:20 pts/2 00:00:00 grep avahi-daemon > # > > Forcibly killing the process works: > > # kill -9 5535 > # ps -Af | grep avahi-daemon > root 5629 5581 0 13:23 pts/2 00:00:00 grep avahi-daemon > # > > I don't know what kind of data nmap sends when scanning for open UDP > ports, but it definitely shouldn't cause avahi-daemon to run amok. > > Please note that I have not changed the Avahi configuration in any way, > so you should be able to reproduce this easily. Please tell me if you > need any more information!
I was able to reproduce this problem on a squeeze system, but not on unstable. Can you confirm that? Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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