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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ipmitool (MDVSA-2011:196)

low Nessus Plugin ID 57413

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in ipmitool :

ipmievd as used in the ipmitool package uses 0666 permissions for its ipmievd.pid PID file, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing to this file (CVE-2011-4339).

In Mandriva the ipmievd daemon from the ipmitool package does not have an initscript to start and stop the service, however one could rather easily craft an initscript or start the service by other means rendering the system vulnerable to this issue.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected ipmitool package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 57413

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-196.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 12/29/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ipmitool, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

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: 12/28/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4339

BID: 51036

MDVSA: 2011:196