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Debian DLA-28-1 : augeas security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 82176
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Multiple race conditions were discovered in augeas when saving configuration files which expose it to symlink attacks. Write access to the directory where the configuration file is located is required by the attacker.NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze-lts/augeas
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2014/08/msg00001.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 82176
File Name: debian_DLA-28.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 3/26/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:augeas-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:augeas-lenses, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:augeas-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libaugeas-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libaugeas0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2014