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Unscored USN-4986-3 0 CVEs

rpcbind regression

Published Jun 10, 2021 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

USN-4986-1 fixed a vulnerability in rpcbind. The update caused a regression
resulting in rpcbind crashing in certain environments. This update fixes
the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that rpcbind incorrectly handled certain large data
sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rpcbind to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS rpcbind 0.2.3-0.6ubuntu0.18.04.3

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/1931507