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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60809
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200804-09 (am-utils)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200804-09.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200804-09.

Vulnerability Insight:
am-utils creates temporary files insecurely allowing local users to
overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Solution:
All am-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-fs/am-utils-6.1.5'

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1078
20080228 rPSA-2008-0088-1 am-utils
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
28044
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
29144
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144
29187
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187
29694
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694
33400
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400
FEDORA-2008-10755
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html
GLSA-200804-09
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
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