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GLSA-201405-01 : udisks: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73849

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201405-01 (udisks: Arbitrary code execution)

 A stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered when udisks is given a long path name as a mount point.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All udisks 1.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/udisks-1.0.5:0' All udisks 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/udisks-2.1.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73849

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201405-01.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 5/3/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:udisks, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0004

BID: 66081

GLSA: 201405-01