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RHEL 4 : busybox (RHSA-2007:0244)

low Nessus Plugin ID 25140

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated busybox packages that fix a security issue are now available.

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

Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. This package can be useful for recovering from certain types of system failures.

BusyBox did not use a salt when generating passwords. This made it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file.
(CVE-2006-1058)

All users of busybox are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a patch to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected busybox and / or busybox-anaconda packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-1058

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0244

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 25140

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0244.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/2/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:busybox-anaconda, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:busybox, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1058

RHSA: 2007:0244