CentOS 3 / 4 : cpio (CESA-2005:378)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21815

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated cpio package that fixes multiple issues is now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive.

A race condition bug was found in cpio. It is possible for a local malicious user to modify the permissions of a local file if they have write access to a directory in which a cpio archive is being extracted. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1111 to this issue.

Additionally, this update adds cpio support for archives larger than 2GB. However, the size of individual files within an archive is limited to 4GB.

All users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported fixes for these issues.

Solution

Update the affected cpio package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21815

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-378.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cpio

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1111

BID: 13159

RHSA: 2005:378

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