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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl-Proc-Daemon (MDVSA-2014:021)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72133

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated perl-Proc-Daemon package fixes security vulnerability :

It was reported that perl-Proc-Daemon, when instructed to write a pid file, does that with a umask set to 0, so the pid file ends up with mode 666, allowing any user on the system to overwrite it (CVE-2013-7135).

Solution

Update the affected perl-Proc-Daemon package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?58b69208

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72133

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-021.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 1/27/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-proc-daemon, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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: 1/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7135

BID: 64372

MDVSA: 2014:021