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GLSA-200404-10 : iproute local Denial of Service vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14475

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-10 (iproute local Denial of Service vulnerability)

 It has been reported that iproute can accept spoofed messages on the kernel netlink interface from local users. This could lead to a local Denial of Service condition.
 Impact :

 Local users could cause a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

All iproute users should upgrade to version 20010824-r5 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/iproute-20010824-r5';
 # emerge '>=sys-apps/iproute-20010824-r5';

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200404-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14475

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200404-10.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:iproute, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0856

GLSA: 200404-10