Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2000:012)

high Nessus Plugin ID 61810

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Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

POSIX 'Capabilities' have recently been implemented in the Linux kernel. These 'Capabilities' are an additional form of privilege control to enable more specific control over what privileged processes can do. Capabilities are implemented as three (fairly large) bitfields, which each bit representing a specific action a privileged process can perform. By setting specific bits, the actions of priviliged processes can be controlled -- access can be granted for various functions only to the specific parts of a program that require them. It is a security measure.

Important: If you use ReiserFS, please don't forget to do as following after the upgrade :

- If you used MandrakeUpdate or rpm -Uvh to upgrade, reinstall kernel 2.2.15 from native Mandrake 7.1

- Type: cd /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk

- Type: /sbin/depmod -a

- Type: mkinitrd -f --ifneeded /boot/initrd-2.2.16-9mdk 2.2.16-9mdk

- You can now remove the older 2.2.15. Type: rpm -e kernel-2.2.15

- Type: ln -sf /boot/initrd-2.2.16-9mdk /boot/initrd.img

- Type: ln -sf /boot/System.map-2.2.16-9mdk /boot/System.map

- Type: ln -sf /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-9mdk /boot/vmlinuz

- In /etc/lilo.conf add: initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-9mdk

- Type: lilo -v

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 61810

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2000-012.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:alsa, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-fb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-linus, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-pcmcia-cs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-secure, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-smp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-utils, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:reiserfs-utils, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2000

Reference Information

MDKSA: 2000:012

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