Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libuser (MDKSA-2004:044)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14143

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Grubb discovered a number of problems in the libuser library that can lead to a crash in applications linked to it, or possibly write 4GB of garbage to the disk.

The updated packages provide a patched libuser to correct these problems.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14143

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-044.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libuser, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libuser-python, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libuser1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libuser1-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2392

MDKSA: 2004:044

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