Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : coreutils (MDVSA-2010:024)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44123

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability were discovered and corrected in coreutils :

The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp (CVE-2009-4135).

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected coreutils and / or coreutils-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44123

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-024.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/25/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:coreutils-doc, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:coreutils, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4135

BID: 37256

CWE: 59

MDVSA: 2010:024

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