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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0186
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0186)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'nodejs' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0186 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'nodejs' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0186 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated nodejs package fixes security vulnerability:

It was found that libuv does not call setgoups before calling setuid/setgid.
This may potentially allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges
(CVE-2015-0278).

The libuv library is bundled with nodejs, and a fixed version of libuv is
included with nodejs as of version 0.10.37. The nodejs package has been
updated to version 0.10.38 to fix this issue, as well as several other bugs.

Affected Software/OS:
'nodejs' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-0278
FEDORA-2015-2313
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.html
GLSA-201611-10
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10
MDVSA-2015:228
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.html
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0c
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ
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