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Scientific Linux Security Update : xdg-user-dirs on SL7.x x86_64 (20180410)

high Nessus Plugin ID 109459

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - xdg-user-dirs, gnome-session: Xsession creation of XDG user directories does not honor system umask policy (CVE-2017-15131)

Additional Changes :

Solution

Update the affected xdg-user-dirs and / or xdg-user-dirs-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c10508ba

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109459

File Name: sl_20180410_xdg_user_dirs_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/1/2018

Updated: 10/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15131

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xdg-user-dirs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xdg-user-dirs-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15131