RHEL 6 : util-linux-ng (RHSA-2011:1691)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 57019

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:1691 advisory.

- util-linux: mount fails to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (CVE-2011-1675)

- util-linux: umount may fail to remove /etc/mtab~ lock file (CVE-2011-1677)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?efe6b36f

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675999

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679741

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679831

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684203

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692119

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694648

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695916

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695924

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696731

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696959

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712158

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712808

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716995

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723352

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723546

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723638

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726092

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1691

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 57019

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2011-1691.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/6/2011

Updated: 4/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1677

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuuid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux-ng, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuuid-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libblkid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:uuidd

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1675, CVE-2011-1677

RHSA: 2011:1691