Re: FreeBSD-SA-24:18.ctl impacted systems

Hi!

(Only on ctld: )

You can build an iSCSI SAN from a FreeBSD machine with ctld.

Zahy


2024-11-18 15:37 időpontban Wall, Stephen ezt írta:
> Good day, folks.
> 
> I am seeking clarification of statements in
> https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:18.ctl.asc.
> 
> Section III, Impact says “A malicious guest could cause a Denial of
> Service (DoS) on the host.”
> 
> Does this imply that only FreeBSD systems acting as a Virtualization
> Manager are impacted?  Or could other VM hosts be impacted by a
> FreeBSD guest?  And are bare metal installations affected at all?
> 
> Also, I am unfamiliar with ctld(8) – is it only used with
> virtualization, or could it be used in the aforementioned bare metal
> FreeBSD, and for what purpose?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Steve Wall
> 
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