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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : grub2 (MDVSA-2015:163)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82416

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated grub2 package fixes security vulnerability :

An integer overflow in liblzo before 2.07 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly code execution in applications using performing LZO decompression on a compressed payload from the attacker (CVE-2014-4607).

The grub2 package is built with a bundled copy of minilzo, which is a part of liblzo containing the vulnerable code.

Solution

Update the affected grub2, grub2-efi and / or grub2-mageia-theme packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0358.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82416

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-163.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:grub2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:grub2-efi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:grub2-mageia-theme, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4607

MDVSA: 2015:163