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CentOS 4 : slocate (CESA-2005:346)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21925

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated slocate package that fixes a denial of service and various bugs is available.

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

Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Like locate, slocate searches through a central database (updated nightly) for files that match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly find files anywhere on your system.

A bug was found in the way slocate scans the local filesystem. A carefully prepared directory structure could cause updatedb's file system scan to fail silently, resulting in an incomplete slocate database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2499 to this issue.

Additionally this update addresses the following issues :

 - File system type exclusions were processed only when starting updatedb and did not reflect file systems mounted while updatedb was running (for example, automounted file systems.)

 - File system type exclusions were ignored for file systems that were mounted to a path containing a symbolic link.

 - Databases created by slocate were owned by the slocate group even if they were created by regular users.

 - The default configuration excluded /mnt/floppy, but not /media.

 - The default configuration did not exclude nfs4 file systems.

Users of slocate are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not affected by these issues.

Solution

Update the affected slocate package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b1545d4b

http://www.nessus.org/u?442dce19

http://www.nessus.org/u?ef20b15b

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21925

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-346.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:slocate, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2499

RHSA: 2005:346