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Debian DSA-1395-1 : xen-utils - insecure temporary files

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27577

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that xen-utils, a collection of XEN administrative tools, used temporary files insecurely within the xenmon tool allowing local users to truncate arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade the xen-3.0 package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge) this package was not present.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.3-0-4.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447795

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1395

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27577

File Name: debian_DSA-1395.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/26/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xen-utils, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3919

CWE: 59

DSA: 1395