MDVA-2009:267 : tcb

high Nessus Plugin ID 48027

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Due to a change in glibc on x86_64, pam_tcb incorrectly handles negative values in /etc/shadow. When password expiration warning delay is set to -1, a warning would be displayed to the users saying that their password will expire in 99999 days. This update resolves this bug.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:267

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48027

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-267.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 7/30/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2009