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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : coreutils (MDVSA-2015:179)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82454

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated coreutils packages fix security vulnerability :

Bertrand Jacquin and Fiedler Roman discovered date and touch incorrectly handled user-supplied input. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code (CVE-2014-9471).

Solution

Update the affected coreutils and / or coreutils-doc packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82454

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-179.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/31/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:coreutils, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:coreutils-doc, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, 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: 3/30/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9471

MDVSA: 2015:179