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Fedora 20 : lynis-1.5.6-1.fc20 (2014-7400)
low Nessus Plugin ID 76102
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
== 1.5.6 (2014-06-12) ==New :
- Test for PHP binary and PHP version
- Don't perform register_global test for systems running PHP 5.4.0 and later [PHP-2368]
- Debug function (can be activated via --debug or profile)
Changes :
- Extended IsRunning function
- Removed suggestion from secure shell test [SHLL-6202]
- Check for idle session handlers [SHLL-6220]
- Also check for apache2 binary (file instead of directory)
- New report values: session_timeout_enabled and session_timeout_method
- New report value for plugins: plugins_enabled
- Fixed test to determine active TCP sessions on Linux [NETW-3012]
== 1.5.5 (2014-06-08) ==
New :
- Check for nginx access logging [HTTP-6712]
- Check for missing error logs in nginx [HTTP-6714]
- Check for debug mode in nginx [HTTP-6716]
Changes :
- Extended SSL test for nginx when using listen statements
- Allow debugging via profile (config:debug:yes)
- Check if discovered httpd file is actually a file
- Improved temporary file creation related to security notice
- Adjustments to screen output
Security Note: This releases solves two issues regarding the usage of temporary files (predictability of the file names). You are advised to upgrade to this version as soon as possible. For more information see the our blog post:
http://linux-audit.com/lynis-security-notice-154-and-older/
== 1.5.4 (2014-06-04) ==
New :
- Check additional configuration files for nginx [HTTP-6706]
- Analysis of nginx settings [HTTP-6708]
- New test for SSL configuration of nginx [HTTP-6710]
Changes :
- Altered SMBD version check for Mac OS
- Small adjustments to report for readability
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected lynis package.See Also
https://linux-audit.com/lynis-security-notice-154-and-older/
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 76102
File Name: fedora_2014-7400.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 6/18/2014
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:lynis, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3982, CVE-2014-3986
FEDORA: 2014-7400