OpenBSD Bridging Error Lets Remote Users Crash the System When in a Certain Configuration
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1011069
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1011069
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CVE Reference: CAN-2004-0819
(Links to External Site)
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OSVDB Reference: 9250
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Sep 2 2004
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Original Entry Date: Aug 26 2004
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Impact: Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Exploit Included: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): OpenBSD 3.4, 3.5
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Description: A denial of service vulnerability was reported in OpenBSD in the processing of ICMP packets in a bridged configuration. A remote user can cause a kernel panic.
Vafa Izadinia reported that in a certain configuration where the target system is configured as a gateway with IPSec enabled and
performs bridging, a remote user can send a single ICMP echo request packet from one of the bridged networks to the other to cause
the target system to crash.
If the DDB_PANIC option is set, the packet will cause the target system to reboot.
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Impact: A remote user can cause the target device to crash.
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Solution: A fix is available via CVS. The affected file is:
/cvs/src/sys/net/if_bridge.c
Patches are available at:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.4/common/028
_bridge.patch
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.5/common/016_bridge.patch
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Vendor URL: www.openbsd.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: State error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (OpenBSD)
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Reported By: "Vafa Izadinia" <vafa@hush.ai>
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 04:53:36 -0700
From: "Vafa Izadinia" <vafa@hush.ai>
Subject: Vulnerability: OpenBSD 3.5 Kernel Panic.
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Hi, I have posted this vulnerability note to CERT and gotten no
response. It is remotely exploitable, but since it requires commands
to be executed as root on the gateway machine, it is unlikely to cause
any unplanned disruption.
OpenBSD was contacted, and they provided a patch within 12 hours.
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Description
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An OpenBSD 3.5 machine, configured as a gateway (2 NICs --Net A,
and Net B), once bridging has been activated, and the link2 option
given (for IPSec processing), is vulnerable to a single ICMP echo
request sent from a machine on interface A's network sent to a machine
on interface B's network, causing it to crash. No core file is
generated. If the DDB_PANIC option is set, the machine reboots upon
receipt of the ICMP echo request.
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Commands (assuming fxp0 and fxp1 are the two interfaces):
# ifconfig bridge0 create
# brconfig bridge0 add fxp0 add fxp1 up
# brconfig bridge0 link2
the machine is now vulnerable to a single ping from a machine on NetA
destined to a machine in NetB.
The problem was observed on a test network, and reproduced on a VMWare
network. Screen-shots of the crash on the VMWare setup are available.
OpenBSD's patch follows.
'='='=' Begin Patch ='='='= Remove this line '='='='
Index: sys/net/if_bridge.c ===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if_bridge.c,v
retrieving revision 1.136
diff -u -r1.136 if_bridge.c
--- sys/net/if_bridge.c 21 Jun 2004 23:50:36 -0000 1.136
+++ sys/net/if_bridge.c 18 Aug 2004 09:29:04 -0000
@@ -2275,9 +2275,9 @@
splx(s);
return (1);
} else {
+ splx(s);
skiplookup:
/* XXX do an input policy lookup */
- splx(s);
return (0);
}
} else { /* Outgoing from the bridge. */
'='='=' End Patch ='='='= Remove this line '='='='
cheers,
Vafa Izadinia.
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