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Debian DSA-815-1 : kdebase - programming error

high Nessus Plugin ID 19711

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Ilja van Sprundel discovered a serious lock file handling error in kcheckpass that can, in some configurations, be used to gain root access.

Solution

Upgrade the kdebase-bin package.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.2-1sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19711

File Name: debian_DSA-815.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/17/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kdebase, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2494

DSA: 815