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Scientific Linux Security Update : pacemaker on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20161108)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94653

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Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - An authorization flaw was found in Pacemaker, where it did not properly guard its IPC interface. An attacker with an unprivileged account on a Pacemaker node could use this flaw to, for example, force the Local Resource Manager daemon to execute a script as root and thereby gain root access on the machine. (CVE-2016-7035)

This issue was discovered by Jan 'poki' Pokorny (Red Hat) and Alain Moulle (ATOS/BULL).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ab1b4a19

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94653

File Name: sl_20161108_pacemaker_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/9/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-cli, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-cluster-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-cts, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pacemaker-remote, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7035