Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0072
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0072)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0072 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0072 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: With the su command from util-linux before 2.29.2, it is possible for any local user to send SIGKILL to other processes with root privileges. To exploit this, the user must be able to perform su with a successful login. SIGKILL can only be sent to processes which were executed after the su process. It is not possible to send SIGKILL to processes which were already running (CVE-2017-2616). Affected Software/OS: 'util-linux' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.7 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2616 BugTraq ID: 96404 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404 Debian Security Information: DSA-3793 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0654 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0907 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
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