Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0249
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0249)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'chkrootkit' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0249 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'chkrootkit' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0249 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated chkrootkit package fixes security vulnerability: The chkrootkit script contains a flaw that allows a local attacker to create an executable in /tmp that will be run by the user running chkrootkit (usually root), allowing the attacker to escalate privileges (CVE-2014-0476). The Mageia 3 update also eliminates the false positive identification of a rootkit in /sbin/init (mga#6699). Affected Software/OS: 'chkrootkit' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 3.7 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0476 Debian Security Information: DSA-2945 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9 http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1
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