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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openssl (MDVSA-2014:090)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74069

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated openssl packages fix security vulnerability :

A read buffer can be freed even when it still contains data that is used later on, leading to a use-after-free. Given a race condition in a multi-threaded application it may permit an attacker to inject data from one connection into another or cause denial of service (CVE-2010-5298).

Also fixed in this update is a potential security issue with detection of the critical flag for the TSA extended key usage under certain cases.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0187.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74069

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-090.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 5/19/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64openssl-engines1.0.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64openssl-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64openssl1.0.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openssl, 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: 5/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-5298

BID: 66801

MDVSA: 2014:090