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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2014:015)

low Nessus Plugin ID 72099

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated cups packages fix security vulnerability :

Jann Horn discovered that the CUPS lppasswd tool incorrectly read a user configuration file in certain configurations. A local attacker could use this to read sensitive information from certain files, bypassing access restrictions (CVE-2013-6891).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0021.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 72099

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-015.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 1/23/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-serial, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cups2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cups2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:php-cups, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6891

BID: 64985

MDVSA: 2014:015