Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : iproute2 (MDVSA-2011:135)

high Nessus Plugin ID 61927

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the iproute2 package was not rebuilt against the latest iptables libraries.

This may have security issues, as the current iproute2 should be calling an interface in the iptables libraries with incorrect arguments.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 61927

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-135.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:iproute2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:iproute2-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64iproute2-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libiproute2-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2011

Reference Information

MDVSA: 2011:135

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