Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : arpwatch (MDVSA-2013:030)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 66044

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in arpwatch :

arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon (CVE-2012-2653).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

NOTE: This advisory was previousely given the MDVSA-2013:017 identifier by mistake.

Solution

Update the affected arpwatch package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 66044

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-030.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/20/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:arpwatch, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2653

MDVSA: 2013:030

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