Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0375
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0375)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Net-Netmask' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0375 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Net-Netmask' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0375 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The Net::Netmask module before 2.0000 for Perl does not properly consider extraneous zero characters at the beginning of an IP address string, which (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses (CVE-2021-29424). Affected Software/OS: 'perl-Net-Netmask' package(s) on Mageia 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-29424 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBJVLXJSWN6DKSF5ADUEERI6M23R3GGP/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF4CYIZELC3NISB3RMV4OCI4GYBC557B/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7JIPQAY5OZ5D3DA7INQILU7SGHTHMWB/ https://blog.urth.org/2021/03/29/security-issues-in-perl-ip-address-distros/ https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Net-Netmask#L11-22
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