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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70772
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-09 (Conky)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201110-09.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201110-09.

Vulnerability Insight:
A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in Conky.

Solution:
All Conky users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/conky-1.8.1-r2'

CVSS Score:
6.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3616
43225
http://secunia.com/advisories/43225
46353
http://secunia.com/advisories/46353
GLSA-201110-09
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
[oss-security] 20111009 CVE Request -- Conky 1.8.1 "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issue
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
[oss-security] 20111010 Re: CVE Request -- Conky 1.8.1 "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issue
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309
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