MDVA-2010:032 : mkinitrd

high Nessus Plugin ID 48053

Synopsis

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

Description

When a system uses dmraid, mkinitrd now calls dmraid command with the option --rm_partitions. This option is only available in new dmraid package, so boot will fail if, during an upgrade, initrd is generated with new mkinitrd and old dmraid (#55427). This updated package adds this dependency.

Additionally, two bug were fixed about drm modules inclusion (#55676). First, when a drm module was loaded at the time mkinitrd is run, it would be included even if it not in DRM_WHITELIST. Then, when a module was whitelisted, all the drm modules for this hardware where included, including proprietary ones).

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48053

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2010-032.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

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: 1/16/2010

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