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SuSE 10 Security Update : pam_mount (ZYPP Patch Number 5602)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34264

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

pam_mount allowed users to mount arbitrary devices to any directory when the 'luserconf' configuration directive was set. (CVE-2008-3970)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5602.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3970.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34264

File Name: suse_pam_mount-5602.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/23/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3970

CWE: 264