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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0270
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0270)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sendmail' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0270 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sendmail' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0270 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated sendmail packages fix security vulnerability:

Sendmail before 8.14.9 does not properly closing file descriptors before
executing programs. This bug could enable local users to interfere with
an open SMTP connection if they can execute their own program for mail
delivery (e.g., via procmail or the prog mailer) (CVE-2014-3956).

Affected Software/OS:
'sendmail' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3956
BugTraq ID: 67791
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-14:11
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331
http://secunia.com/advisories/57455
http://secunia.com/advisories/58628
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.728644
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0804 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0805 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html
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