FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Deadlock in the NFS server (6a384960-6007-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)

The kernel holds a lock over the source directory vnode while trying to convert the target directory file handle to a vnode, which needs to be returned with the lock held, too. This order may be in violation of normal lock order, which in conjunction with other threads that grab locks in the righ...

Debian DSA-2952-1 : kfreebsd-9 - security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FreeBSD kernel that may lead to a denial of service or possibly disclosure of kernel memory. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2014-1453 A remote, authenticated attacker could cause the NF...

[SECURITY] [DSA 2952-1] kfreebsd-9 security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2952-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde June 05, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - -------------------------------------------------------------------------...

CVE-2014-1453

CVE-2014-1453 affects FreeBSD 8.3–10.0 where the NFS server (nfsserver) may deadlock due to improper locking order when converting a directory file handle to a vnode. Remote authenticated users can trigger a denial of service via this locking-order issue. The connected Debian advisory notes this ...