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CentOS 6 : abrt / libreport (CESA-2013:0215)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64382
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated abrt and libreport packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.
It was found that the /usr/libexec/abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache tool did not sufficiently sanitize its environment variables. This could lead to Python modules being loaded and run from non-standard directories (such as /tmp/). A local attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to that of the abrt user. (CVE-2012-5659)
A race condition was found in the way ABRT handled the directories used to store information about crashes. A local attacker with the privileges of the abrt user could use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack, possibly allowing them to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2012-5660)
Red Hat would like to thank Martin Carpenter of Citco for reporting the CVE-2012-5660 issue. CVE-2012-5659 was discovered by Miloslav Trmac of Red Hat.
All users of abrt and libreport are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected abrt and / or libreport packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64382
File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-0215.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/1/2013
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5660
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-plugin-reportuploader, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-gtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-addon-vmcore, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-plugin-mailx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-tui, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-newt, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-addon-ccpp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-desktop, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-cli, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-addon-kerneloops, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-gtk-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-gui, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-addon-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-plugin-bugzilla, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-plugin-rhtsupport, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:abrt-cli, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-plugin-logger, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libreport-plugin-kerneloops
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5659, CVE-2012-5660
RHSA: 2013:0215