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GLSA-201207-07 : Keepalived: Denial of Service

low Nessus Plugin ID 59899

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201207-07 (Keepalived: Denial of Service)

 The 'pidfile_write()' function in pidfile.c in Keepalived writes PID files with insecure permissions.
 Impact :

 A local attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service of arbitrary processes.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Keepalived users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-cluster/keepalived-1.2.2-r3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201207-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 59899

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201207-07.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 7/10/2012

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:gentoo:linux:keepalived, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1784

BID: 47859

GLSA: 201207-07