Apple Computer issued a patch for its Xsan Filesystem software on Thursday, designed to fix vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash a system. The patch, Xsan Filesystem 1.4, is targeted at systems running Mac OS X version 10.4.7 and Mac OS X Server version 10.4.7.
The Xsan Filesystem flaws could enable a malicious attacker to launch a buffer overflow attack when the software driver is processing a path name. That could lead to a system crash or arbitrary code execution with system privileges, Apple said.
You need to be more specific in describing the problem. One can't tell whether you are saying any system running OS X is effected or just XServe systems.
This only affects systems and servers running a specific piece of software called Xsan. It does not appear under software update if not running it. Reference for software is <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.apple.com/xsan/" target="_newWindow">http://www.apple.com/xsan/</a> Reference for update is <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?" target="_newWindow">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?</a> artnum=302143
CNET plays this off as a massive flaw when it <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.techknowcafe.com/content/view/504/43/" target="_newWindow">http://www.techknowcafe.com/content/view/504/43/</a> affects like 3 people on the planet. LOL!
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tell whether you are saying any system running OS X is effected or
just XServe systems.
"The patch, Xsan Filesystem 1.4, is targeted at
systems running Mac OS X version 10.4.7 and
Mac OS X Server version 10.4.7."
That sounds to me like _any_ Mac running Mac
OS X 10.4.7 as well as any computer running
the same version of OS X server.
JPL
software called Xsan. It does not appear under software update if
not running it.
Reference for software is <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.apple.com/xsan/" target="_newWindow">http://www.apple.com/xsan/</a>
Reference for update is <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?" target="_newWindow">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?</a>
artnum=302143
Page views must be sagging or something...
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.techknowcafe.com/content/view/504/43/" target="_newWindow">http://www.techknowcafe.com/content/view/504/43/</a>
affects like 3 people on the planet. LOL!